Changes Proposed to Prevailing Wage Regulations

The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries is proposing a variety of revisions to the prevailing wage regulations for the state. The changes would revise certain provisions of Washington Administrative Code chapter 296-127.

Some of the changes are housekeeping nature, and some are more substantive. Here is a quick list of a few of the subjects addressed:

• Adjustments of prevailing wages during a contract for maintenance and service contracts
• Changing the standard for applicability of prevailing wages for supervisors
• Adding limited liability companies as a category for owner exemption from prevailing wages
• Combined filing with public agency of Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages and Affidavit of Wages Paid for projects less than $2,500
  

If you would like a copy of the track changes version of the draft revisions, please contact me and I will e-mail it to you.

Labor and Industries is requesting comments by July 15, 2009.