- Links to WHD compliance resources
- Links to other Departmental compliance resources
- Summary of Major DOL Laws
- Employment Law Guide
- Law
- 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. (PDF)
- Regulations
- Federal Register
- Proposed Rules
- Procedures for Predetermination of Wage Rates; Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction and to Certain Nonconstruction Contracts [04/09/1999] | (PDF)
- Procedures for Predetermination of Wage Rates (29 CFR Part 1); Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction and to Certain Nonconstruction Contracts (29 CFR Part 5)[08/02/1996] | (PDF)
- Final Rules
- Procedures for Predetermination of Wage Rates (29 CFR Part 1); Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction and to Certain Nonconstruction Contracts (29 CFR Part 5) [12/30/1996] | (PDF)
- Amendments to Federal Contract Labor Laws by the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994; Final Rule [08/05/1996] | (PDF)
- Proposed Rules
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Civil Money Penalty Inflation Adjustments
Starting in 2016, agencies across the federal government must adjust their penalties for inflation each year. Below is a table that reflects the adjustments that have occurred for penalties under this statute. For more information on the penalty adjustments, go here.
| Type of Violation | Statutory Citation | CFR Citation | Maximum Civil Monetary Penalty on or before 1/15/2023 | Maximum Civil Monetary Penalty on or after 1/16/2023 |
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| Failure to pay laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than one and one-half times their basic rate of pay | 40 USC 3702(c) | 29 CFR 5.8(a) and 29 CFR 5.5(b)(2) | $27 | $27 |