New Prevailing Wage Enforcement

In its new policy, the Department states that, “it has been unclear to affected parties whether publicly-supported environmental remediation or access roads which facilitate private construction, or publicly paid for machinery or equipment to be installed in a new privately-constructed facility, are all part of one project or are separate projects.” The Department attempts to clarify the issue by interpreting the threshold for requiring prevailing wage payments very expansively.

Guidelines for determining compliance are located at the following link: http://www.com.ohio.gov/laws/docs/laws_PartnershipGuidelines.pdf

Questions and Answers about Ohio’s Prevailing Wage Law and the Commerce Department’s New Guidance regarding Public Investment in Private Projects are located at the following link: http://www.com.ohio.gov/laws/docs/laws_PublicInvestmentsFAQ.pdf

Again, before any development or construction begins, all parties need to evaluate whether prevailing wage laws are triggered.

For more information, please contact:

Troy B. Morris 614-351-1500 tmorris@perez-morris.com
or
David S. Timms 614-351-1500 dtimms@perez-morris.com