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Certified Payroll Reporting

Union companies count on Complete Payroll Resources to handle all required reporting of Certified Payrolls. Allowing our software to handle this burden for you saves valuable time. Our reporting is fully in compliance with all union specified requirements.

What is a "Certified Payroll" Report and How Do I Complete One?
(Which Complete Payroll Resources does for you)

A U. S. federal law, the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931, set wage rate requirements on government funded construction projects (public works projects).  All contractors and subcontractors who perform work on government construction contracts and federally-assisted construction projects over $2,000.00 are required to submit weekly-certified payroll reports to ensure government contract compliance.


 

Many government contractors are currently subject to the Davis-Bacon Act, including more and more construction-industry firms and subcontractors, as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Construction, in this case, is a broad term; but, includes the alteration and/or repair of public buildings (including, painting, decorating, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, drywall, etc.), it also includes Public Works Projects (the building or repair of roads and bridges), and under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), weatherization is included.

A certified payroll report is a specially formatted payroll report, consisting of two pages:

  • Certified Payroll Report - this contains information about who worked on the job, how much you paid them, etc.
  • Statement of Compliance - this contains certain legal language and requires the original signature of a company official who is signing this document under penalty of perjury.

Since 1931, many states have enacted their own prevailing wage laws with their own certified payroll reporting requirements to ensure that contractors are in compliance:

  • 24 states follow the reporting requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor - Wage & Hour Division and require the filing of the Federal (USDOL) Form WH-347.
  • 13 states have their own State Prevailing Wage laws and forms for construction projects funded solely with state dollars.  The WH-347 will still be required on federally funded projects.
  • 13 states have multiple State agencies overseeing prevailing wage laws and reporting form requirements.  These states can also have numerous compliance companies imposing additional requirements, such as the electronic filing of certified payroll reports.  The WH-347 will still be required on federally funded construction projects.

Anyone will tell you that completing a certified payroll report on a weekly basis is a time-consuming, error-prone, and frustrating task!
Let Complete Payroll Resources do it for you!