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Michigan prevailing wage and certified payroll

Michigan has its own prevailing-wage law (Prevailing Wages on State Projects, 2023 PA 10, MCL 408.1101 et seq. (eff. Feb. 13, 2024)) on top of federal Davis-Bacon.

State law

Prevailing Wages on State Projects, 2023 PA 10, MCL 408.1101 et seq. (eff. Feb. 13, 2024)

Agency

Dept. of Labor & Economic Opportunity (LEO), Bureau of Employment Relations, Wage & Hour Division · wage schedules

Applies to contracts

No dollar threshold — construction sponsored or financed in whole or part by the State (Davis-Bacon-covered projects exempt)

Certified payroll

Certified payroll (WH-347 format) submitted online through LEO's LCPtracker portal after the project is registered there; furnished to LEO on request (MCL 408.1114). Contractors register with LEO annually ($500) before bidding.

Daily overtime

After 8 hours in a day, set on the job automatically.

In CertifyWage

WH-347 and Statement of Compliance, which this state accepts; state rules applied to overtime and rates.

Notes

LEO county schedules (updated each Nov. 1): 1.5x after 8/day (or 4-10s) and Saturdays, 2x Sundays and holidays unless the classification notes otherwise. Law was repealed 2018 and re-enacted 2023; many references online predate the re-enactment.

Federal rules that apply in Michigan 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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