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Massachusetts prevailing wage and certified payroll
Massachusetts has its own prevailing-wage law (M.G.L. c.149 §§26–27D) on top of federal Davis-Bacon.
State law
M.G.L. c.149 §§26–27D
Applies to contracts
No minimum: every public-works contract
Certified payroll
DLS Weekly Certified Payroll Report with a Weekly Statement of Compliance submitted weekly to the awarding authority (no state portal); OSHA-10 for all workers on jobs over $10,000, apprentice ID cards attached. Project-specific rate sheets issued by DLS.
In CertifyWage
WH-347 and Statement of Compliance, which this state accepts; state rules applied to overtime and rates.
Federal rules that apply in Massachusetts too
Davis-Bacon
Federal and federally assisted construction contracts over $2,000 carry a wage determination from SAM.gov. Every laborer and mechanic is paid at least the listed base rate plus fringe for the classification of work actually performed.
Weekly certified payroll
The contractor and every subcontractor submit a certified payroll each week work is performed, with a signed Statement of Compliance. The U.S. Department of Labor’s optional form is the WH-347 (Rev. January 2025).
Overtime
On covered contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires time and a half of the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. Fringe benefits are not multiplied.
Records
Payroll records are kept for at least three years after the work is completed and made available to the contracting agency and the Department of Labor on request.
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