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Lobbyist urges certified‑payroll reporting for state construction projects to enforce Vermont prevailing wage law
Summary
A lobbyist representing construction trades told the House General and Housing Committee that requiring weekly certified‑payroll submissions for certain state‑funded construction projects would help enforce Vermont’s prevailing‑wage statute and protect workers and taxpayers.
David Nickenberg, testifying for Working Vermont and the Vermont Building and Construction Trades Council, told the committee that Vermont’s prevailing‑wage statute, adopted in 1996 and updated in about 2015 to include benefits, is modeled on the federal Davis‑Bacon Act. He said the bill language in S.125 would require contractors on qualifying state capital projects to submit weekly certified‑payroll records so the state can verify contractors are paying required wages and benefits.
“The purpose of this is to protect workers. That is the purpose,” Nickenberg said, adding it would also protect taxpayers by ensuring state funds are used as intended.…
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