Title 26, Title 26

It is declared to be the policy of the State that a wage of no less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages and benefits for work of a similar character in this State must be paid to all workers employed in the construction of public works or assisted projects.

The public authority shall, before advertising for bids for a public contract, ascertain from the Director of the Bureau of Labor Standards the fair minimum rate of wages and benefits to be paid by the successful bidder to the laborers, workers or mechanics employed in the perfor…

1. Wages and benefits. Beginning January 1, 2023, a contractor or subcontractor working on an assisted project shall pay all construction workers working on the assisted project no less than the prevailing rate for wages and benefits, as determined by the bureau as set forth in t…

The Director of the Bureau of Labor Standards shall form an informal, ad hoc advisory board to advise the director with respect to issues relating to wage rates on construction projects. In forming this advisory board, the director shall select a person from labor engaged in the …

1. Determination of wage and benefits rates. The Bureau of Labor Standards shall investigate and determine the prevailing hourly wage and benefits rate paid in the construction industry in this State. To determine the prevailing hourly wage and benefits rate, the bureau shall: A.…

In all cases when a fair minimum wage and benefits have been established, the contract between the public authority and the successful bidder must contain a provision requiring the successful bidder and all subcontractors of the successful bidder to pay a rate or rates of wages a…

A clearly legible statement of all fair minimum wage and benefits rates to be paid the several classes of laborers, workers and mechanics employed on the construction on the public work must be kept posted in a prominent and easily accessible place at the site by each contractor …

The contractor and each subcontractor in charge of the construction of a public work or assisted project shall keep an accurate record showing the names and occupation of all laborers, workers and mechanics employed by them and all independent contractors working under contract w…

1. Violation by contractor or subcontractor. Except as provided in section 1308, subsection 1‑A, any contractor or subcontractor who willfully and knowingly violates sections 1304 to 1313 and 1317 is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $250. 2. Employees' remedies. Any labor…

Sections 1304 to 1313 apply only to contracts for construction on public works let after January 1, 1968 and to construction on public works for which there has been determined the fair minimum wage and benefits rates as provided in sections 1304 to 1313 and that determination ha…

1. Certain federal funds. Whenever a public works construction is built in whole or in part using federal funds and is under the jurisdiction of the federal Davis-Bacon Act or other federal act that requires the United States Secretary of Labor to establish the minimum wage and b…

The Bureau of Labor Standards may exchange wage and benefits finding information with the United States Department of Labor when the Secretary of Labor is required to establish the minimum wage and benefits rates as defined in section 1314.

A contractor or subcontractor employing craft workers in the construction of public works shall require mandatory safety training for all craft workers in accordance with the requirements of this section. [PL 2021, c. 465, §4 (NEW).] 1. Mandatory safety training. A contractor or …