United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-12-07 monographic deposited born digital 57 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-27 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-27 P0b002ee18039f012 f:d0627 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-27 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-27 GAO-06-27 Contractors Employees Fringe benefits Labor law Pay rates Standards Standards evaluation Wage surveys Strategic planning Labor standards Other Written Product A42738

Recipients of federal government contracts for services are subject to wage, hour, benefits, and safety and health standards under the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) of 1965, as amended, which specifies wage rates and other labor standards for employees of contractors. SCA requires the Department of Labor (DOL) to set locally prevailing wage rates and other labor standards for employees of contractors furnishing services to the federal government. DOL's Employment Standards Administration's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) administers the SCA and each year determines prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates for over 300 standard service occupations in 205 metropolitan areas. SCA also authorizes DOL to enforce contractor compliance with SCA provisions. This report describes how DOL (1) establishes locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits and (2) enforces SCA. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-27/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-27.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-27/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-27.pdf GAO-06-27 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-27 Other Written Product GAO-06-27; Service Contract Act: Wage Determination Process Could Benefit from Greater Transparency, and Better Use of Violation Data Could Improve Enforcement; Contractors Employees Fringe benefits Labor law Pay rates Standards Standards evaluation Wage surveys Strategic planning Labor standards Title 3541 Section 351(a)(4) 3541 U.S.C. 351(a)(4)