42 U.S.C. § 6979 — Labor standards
submitted 50 years ago by Pub. L. 89-272 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 121 words · no verdicts yet
This section requires covered construction workers on grant projects to receive at least the locally prevailing wage.
No grant for a project* of construction under this chapter shall be made unless the Administrator* finds that the application contains or is supported by reasonable assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on projects of the type covered by sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar work in the locality as determined by the Secretary* of Labor in accordance with those sections; and the Secretary of Labor shall have with respect to the labor standards specified in this section the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176) and section 3145 of title 40 .
No grant for a project* of construction under this chapter shall be made unless the Administrator* finds that the application contains or is supported by reasonable assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on projects of the type covered by sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar work in the locality as determined by the Secretary* of Labor in accordance with those sections; and the Secretary of Labor shall have with respect to the labor standards specified in this section the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176) and section 3145 of title 40.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 7009, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2828; amended Pub. L. 96–482, § 28, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2349.)
- 1976Enacted · Pub. L. 89-272 · 90 Stat. 2828
- 1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-482 · 94 Stat. 2349
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-272 on 1976-10-21.
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