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Labor Standards Administration
and Enforcement Guidelines
for HUD Program Participants


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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Labor Relations

Special Attention of: Labor Standards Designees Community Development Block Grant Recipients, Public and Indian Housing Authorities, and other Local Contracting Agencies responsible for Labor Standards Administration and Enforcement	DESK GUIDE LR-II Issued: MAY 1996

	Cross References: HB 1344.1 Rev 1, Chg 1; DOL Regulations 29 CFR Parts 3 and 5; Labor Relations Letters LR 92-02, 95-01 and 96-01

SL: Distribution: W-3-1; R-1; R-6; R-7; R-9; SL; 138-2; 138-7; CDBG

CHAPTER 1. STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BASES

1-1 Statutory Provisions

a. Davis-Bacon Act (DBA)

b. Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA)

c. Copeland Act (Anti-Kickback Act)

1-2 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

1-3 Regulatory Provisions

CHAPTER 2. LABOR STANDARDS COMPLIANCE PARAMETERS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

2-1 Introduction

2-2 Contract Provisions

2-3 Responsibility of the Principal Contractor

SECTION 1-Compliance Parameters

2-4 Definitions

a. Laborer or Mechanic

e. Wages

2-5 Prevailing Wages

b. Proper Classification of Work

c. Split Classification

d. Additional Classifications and Wage Rates

2-6 Use of Apprentices and Trainees

a. Registration

b. Wage Rates

c. Ratio to Journeyworkers

d. De-certification

SECTION 2-Reporting Requirements

2-7 Payrolls and Basic Records

2-8 Certified Payroll Reports

a. CPR Format

b. Submission Requirements

c. CPR Preparation

d. No Work Payrolls

e. Weekly Payroll Certification

f. Falsification

2-9 Inspection of Records and On-Site Interviews

2-10 Requests by Outside Parties for Payrolls

2-11 Confidentiality

a. Privacy Act Release

b. DOL Investigatory Materials

CHAPTER 3. LABOR STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION, COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT

3-1 Introduction

SECTION 1-Basic Responsibilities

3-2 LCA Responsibilities

3-3 Labor Standards Enforcement Files

a. Project Lead Files

b. Contractor/Subcontractor CPR Riles

SECTION 2-Routine Compliance Monitoring

3-4 Routine Project Monitoring

3-5 On-Site Interviews

a. Representative Sample

b. Confidentiality

c. Place and Timing of Interview

d. Completeness of Information Gathered

e. Observations and Comments of the Interviewer

f. Comparison to CPRs

g. Targeted Employee Interviews

3-6 Project CPR Reviews

3-7 Documenting the Review

3-8 Initial Payroll Reviews

a. Payroll Format

b. Addresses and Social Security Numbers

c. Incomplete Payrolls

d. Classifications and Wage Rates

e. Apprentices and Trainees

f. Overtime Hours Worked

g. Computations

h. Deductions

j. Signature

k. Comparison of CPRs to HUD-11 On-Site Interviews

3-9 Conforming Additional Classifications and Wage Rates to the Wage Determination

3-10 Minimum Review Requirements

3-11 Questionnaires

3-12 Restitution for Underpayment of Wages

a. Notification to the Prime Contractor

b. Review of Correction CPR

c. Unfound Workers

d. Withholding

e. Computing Restitution for Apprentices or Trainees

3-13 Reporting Wage Restitution of $1,000 or More

3-14 Falsification of CPRs

a. Ratio of Laborers to Mechanics

b. Too Few or Irregular Hours

c. Discrepancies in Wage Computations

d. Extraordinary Deduction

Content updated August 10, 2001


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Labor Standards Administration and Enforcement Guidelines for HUD Program Participants

Labor Standards Administration
and Enforcement Guidelines
for HUD Program Participants