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  2. Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 - Wikipedia

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    These consisted of five changes: (1) setting the threshold for how much of the workforce must be paid a common wage for that wage to become the "prevailing wage" at 50% (previously 30%); (2) strictly limiting the importation of urban rates for projects in rural areas; (3) limiting the use of wages paid on other DBA-covered federal projects in ...

  3. Prevailing wage - Wikipedia

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    Prevailing wage may also include other payments such as apprenticeship and industry promotion. In the United States, the Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 and related amendments pertain to federally funded projects. There are also 32 states that have state prevailing wage laws, also known as "little Davis–Bacon Acts". The rules and regulations vary ...

  4. Equal pay for equal work - Wikipedia

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    According to the Star Tribune, in 2005 women in Minnesota state government made 97 cents to the dollar, ranking Minnesota as one of the most equal for female state workers in the country. Five years later in 2010, full pay equity for women in state employment was finally achieved, with recurring, typically minor pay adjustments in local ...

  5. Walsh–Healey Public Contracts Act of 1936 - Wikipedia

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    The Walsh-Healey Act that applies to U.S. government contracts exceeding $15,000 for the manufacturing or furnishing of goods. Walsh-Healey establishes overtime pay for hours worked by contractor employees in excess of 40 hours per week, and sets the minimum wage equal to the prevailing wage as determined by the Secretary of Labor.

  6. Timeline of women's legal rights in the United States (other ...

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    Under § 215 of the Social Security Act (42 USCS 415), old-age insurance benefits are computed on the basis of the wage earner's "average monthly wage" earned during their "benefit computation years," which are the "elapsed years" (reduced by five) during which their covered wages were highest. Under the pre-1972 version, the computation for ...

  7. Minnesota AG's office negotiates safe living conditions for ...

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    The Paynesville dairy accused of stealing $3 million from workers housed in allegedly squalid conditions must house workers in sanitary and safe conditions supervised by an inspector, according to ...

  8. Equal Pay Day - Wikipedia

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    Equal Pay Day flag flying on March 21, 2014 in Alsbach, Germany . Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap.In the United States, this date symbolizes how far into the year the average median woman must work (in addition to their earnings last year) in order to have earned what the average median man had earned the entire previous year.

  9. Look: Paige Spiranac’s 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Photos

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    The post Look: Paige Spiranac’s 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Photos appeared first on The Spun. Just this year, tennis superstar Naomi Osaka was on the cover for the iconic magazine. Osaka ...