21. Most codes require only the prevailing wage. 22. Nike says it is pays well above the prevailing local wages. 23. Prevailing wage law is a hot topic all across the country. 24. Senate Republicans have scheduled a committee vote on Wednesday on legislation to repeal the Depression-era law that guarantees workers on federal construction jobs the prevailing wage. 25. Still, Mount Olive officials point out, guest workers are guaranteed prevailing wages. 26. Such contracts do not require companies to pay prevailing wages. 27. The bill still must be approved by the House, where an unrelated fight over prevailing wages on other water projects threatens final action. 28. The company was also charged with submitting false claims that its workers had received prevailing wages, as is required of such contractors. 29. The difference between the two systems of setting prevailing wages could be dramatic. 30. The fight involves a California program that allows government contractors to pay less than the prevailing wage if they are enrolled in state-approved apprenticeship programs. |