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Virginia prevailing wage and certified payroll
Virginia has its own prevailing-wage law (Va. Code §2.2-4321.3 (eff. May 1, 2021)) on top of federal Davis-Bacon.
State law
Va. Code §2.2-4321.3 (eff. May 1, 2021)
Applies to contracts
$250,000 or more — state bodies with any state funds; localities only if they have adopted a prevailing-wage ordinance
Certified payroll
No weekly state filing: on award the contractor files a pay scale per craft, certified under oath, with DOLI (prevailingwage@doli.virginia.gov) and keeps full payroll records open to DOLI inspection; the contracting body's contract may require certified payroll. DOLI uses the federal Davis-Bacon general wage determinations for the area.
In CertifyWage
WH-347 and Statement of Compliance, which this state accepts; state rules applied to overtime and rates.
Notes
No daily overtime in the statute; fringes paid at straight time for all hours.
Federal rules that apply in Virginia 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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