Bill > A3541

This bill mandates that if a residential construction project receives financial assistance from a state or local public body, and the entity undertaking the project is not already required by state law to pay the prevailing wage rate set by the New Jersey Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, then that entity must pay its workers the prevailing wage rate determined by the U.S. Secretary of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act. The Davis-Bacon Act is a federal law that requires contractors and subcontractors on federal construction projects to pay their laborers and mechanics no less than the locally prevailing wages and benefits for similar work. This bill essentially applies the federal prevailing wage standard to these state-assisted residential projects as if they were federally funded, ensuring a consistent wage floor for construction workers on projects benefiting from public funds.

Labor and Employment

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A3541