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Aliecia Taormina, CCEP
Labor Compliance –
The Top 10 Most Common
Mistakes
Introduction
Aliecia Taormina, CCEP
Services Department Manager
(Formerly with the Kiewit Companies)
Agenda
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7.8.9.
10.
1 - Apprentice Ratios
• Not knowing what the proper ratios are per classification
• Having incorrect ratios
• Not paying apprentices appropriately
2 - Conformances
• Not requesting conformances
• Using incorrect classifications
• Not paying restitution if conformances come back approved at a higher rate
3 – Employee Payment
• Paying bi-weekly
• Paying monthly
• Paying “per piece” instead of hourly
4 - Trucking Brokers
• Turning in Certified Payrolls with Owner-Operators on them
• Not paying correct prevailing wages
• Improperly listing Teamsters as 1099 contractors
5 - Wage Determinations
• Utilizing an incorrectly dated wage determination
• Utilizing the wrong construction type of wage determination
• Not including a copy in lower tier subcontracts
6 - Deductions
• Taking unauthorized deductions• PPE
• Tools
• Uniforms
• Cell Phones
• Use of company truck
7 - Deduction Authorization Forms
• Not turning in deduction authorization forms to Prime/Agency
• Not having employees sign a deduction authorization form before taking the deduction
8 - Secondary Site of Work
• Not understanding what a Secondary Site of Work (SSW) is
• Not paying prevailing wage for work performed at SSW
9 - Flow-down Provisions
• Referring to Davis-Bacon requirements by referring to Prime Contract
• Not including proper flow-down provisions in subcontracts
10 - On-site Contractors
• Not being aware of every contractor on a project site
• Not being aware of which contractor is performing covered work
11 - Misclassification
• Classifying a covered worker by the wrong craft
• Short paying a covered worker since they are classified wrong