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NJ A2763

NJ A2763
Concerns prevailing wage payments in residential construction projects.


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Introduced
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2024-2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill provides that if an entity undertakes a residential construction project that receives financial assistance from a State or local public body but the entity is not required by any State statute to pay the State prevailing wage rate determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, the entity is required to pay the workers employed in the construction the prevailing wage determined by the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor in accordance with the federal prevailing wage law, the Davis-Bacon Act, as if the financial assistance included federal funds.

AI Summary

This bill requires entities undertaking residential construction projects that receive financial assistance from a state or local public body, but are not otherwise required to pay the state prevailing wage rate, to pay the workers the prevailing wage determined by the U.S. Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act as if the financial assistance included federal funds. The key terms in this bill are "financial assistance," which refers to various forms of state or local government support for the project, and "residential construction project," which includes townhouses, single-family homes, and small apartment buildings.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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