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102537 1 (1977-05-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxoq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: OCUMXNT RESUME 02537 - (1792797] (Restricted) [Administration and nforcement of Davis-Bacon Act in Projects in North Carolina). May 26, 1977. 4 pp. Report to Hugh B. Campbell, Assistant Regional Administrator, Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Div., Atlanta, GA; by Kyle E. Hamm (for Marvin Colbs, Regional Manager, Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (Atlanta)). Issue Area: Consumer and Worker Protection: Standards, Laws, and Regulations Enforcement (903). Contact: Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (Atlanta). Budget Function: Education, Manpower, and Social Services: Other Labor Services (505). Authority: Davis-Bacon Act. Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972. Federal Revenue Sharing Act. Selected Federal contracting age-cies and construction sites in the Department of Labor's (DOL) Region V were reviewed to determine whether their enforcement efforts relative to the Davis-Bacon Act ensured that contractors and subcontractors complied with the minimum wage provisions of the act. Findings/Conclusions: Under Fedeoal revenue sharing, the North Carolina Department of Administration was the recipient of nearly $900,000 for renovation and repair of a custodial care facility. Several instapces of noncompliance with the Act and with DOL labor standards were noted. Among the violations and inaccuracies found were certified payrolls not submitted, no interviews with workers, pay at less than prevailing rates, underpayment, overtime not paid, and misclassification of workers. Recommendations: Appropriate investigations should ba made of the contractors' violations and of the Government's failure to carry out its enforcement responsibilities. (DJM)