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Bill would require prevailing wages be paid at time work is performed on long public works projects, unions say
Summary
AB 1198 would require contractors on public works to pay prevailing wages in effect when the work is performed rather than the rate published when the project was advertised. Union groups said the change would close a competitive loophole; local governments and rural associations warned about midstream cost uncertainty.
Assemblymember Haney presented AB 1198, saying the bill would "ensure that workers receive the current prevailing wages on projects regardless of when a project was announced for bid." The sponsor told the committee that when projects are advertised years before construction begins, advertised prevailing wage rates become outdated, and…
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