Bill > HB05099

This bill proposes to lower the prevailing wage threshold for public works construction projects in Connecticut. Specifically, the bill amends existing law to reduce the total cost threshold that triggers prevailing wage requirements from one million dollars to two hundred fifty thousand dollars. Prevailing wage laws require contractors working on public construction projects to pay workers the standard wage rates for specific trades in a given geographic area, which are typically determined by local union rates. By lowering the threshold, more public works projects will now be subject to these wage requirements, meaning smaller construction projects will need to pay workers at the prevailing wage rate. This change could potentially increase labor costs for public construction projects but also aims to ensure fair compensation for workers on government-funded building and infrastructure projects.

Labor and Employment

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