Number: RS20940
Title: The "Little Davis-Bacon" Acts and State Prevailing Wage Standards
Authors: William G. Whittaker, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: Through the past century, many states have adopted (and sometimes repealed) protective statutes which, inter alia, have required contractors doing work for a state to observe basic labor standards. In 1931 the federal government followed in the same path adopting the Davis-Bacon Act which affects federal contract construction in much the same way as the "Little Davis-Bacon" acts affect contract construction undertaken for the states. This report introduces the state prevailing wage laws and provides an inventory of states in which, to varying degrees, they are in effect.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated May 28, 2003