Categories: Network Events
09.20.2013
Workshop held this week for Network members
The Network cosponsored a special workshop earlier this week on how supportive and affordable housing developers can comply with the Davis-Bacon Act. The law, originally passed in 1931, dictates that contractors who help build federally-funded projects must pay their employees the local prevailing wage. We’ve just uploaded the presentation materials used at this workshop. You can now find PowerPoint slides from the following presenters (click each name to download): Camille Coppola of the U.S. Department of Labor, Jennifer Redmond of Goldstein Hall and Thomas Thacher of Thacher Associates, LLC. The event was cosponsored by Goldstein Hall.
Presenters covered the basics of the Davis-Bacon law and the consequences of non-compliance. They offered practical steps that developers can take to protect themselves from wage disputes. They also discussed the importance of making sure that compliance expectations are written into the general contractor contract for every contractor on the job, the necessity of sign-in sheets and daily reports.
We thank everyone who attended this one-off workshop. For information on future Network-organized workshops and events, see our Upcoming Events page.