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Prevailing Wage Summit
September 28, 2022 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
$30.00 – $45.00Prevailing Wage Summit – Presented By The Contractors Plan
Top 10 Tips for Public Work Project Compliance
The presentation will focus on the Davis-Bacon Act and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s specific rules, regulations, and best practices, including:
1. Best practices for submitting bids
2. Identifying the correct wage determination
3. Fringe benefit calculations
4. Overtime, holidays, paid time off (PTO), and weekend work
5. Increases in wages over the life of the project
6. Proper documentation for an investigation or audit
7. How different funding sources trigger different prevailing wage obligations.
8. How to maximize fringe benefit obligations
9. When bona bide benefits must be annualized
10. Apprenticeship obligations
Attendees will receive a signed copy of The Contractor’s Guide to the Davis-Bacon Act: Essential Knowledge for Bidding and Compliance on Prevailing Wage Jobs, by Nat Peniston.
This Summit Will Include Breakfast
Presenters:
Deborah Wilder has been engaged in the field of prevailing wage for over 40 years as an attorney. Twenty years ago, she founded and is president of Contractor Compliance and Monitoring Inc., a national prevailing wage and labor compliance consulting company. She has testified as an expert witness in the field and is a nationally recognized speaker. She is the author of three books: What Every Contractor Should Know About Prevailing Wages © 3rd Edition 2021; AGC of America’s Davis Bacon Compliance Manual, 3rd, 4th and 5th editions 2019; Davis Bacon Handbook for Public Agencies 2nd Edition 2016. She is a past national president of Women Construction Owners and Executives, USA
Nat Peniston is a nationally recognized expert in employee benefits with over 20 years of financial and insurance industry experience. Over the last decade, Nat has been Vice President at Fringe Benefit Group, an industry leader in designing, implementing, and administering benefits for hourly and part-time workers. Nat is also an accomplished author who has published numerous articles on employee benefits best practices, including: “Buying vs. Renting Health Insurance” and his 2021 book, “The Contractor’s Guide to the Davis-Bacon Act: Essential Knowledge for Bidding and Compliance on Prevailing Wage Jobs.” Nat is Chair of the Board for the Central Texas Chapter of the Associated Builders & Contractors and is involved in various charitable organizations. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami and lives in Austin, TX, with his wife and two daughters.
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