President Biden’s “Executive Order (EO) on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad” contained a brief provision focused on the Davis-Bacon Act and prevailing wages. In addition to reminding agencies involved of their legal obligations to apply and enforce existing Davis-Bacon requirements, the EO also ordered the Secretary of Labor to update prevailing wage requirements. There has yet to be any concrete indication of when Marty Walsh, the nominee to be the Secretary of Labor, might be confirmed and any efforts ordered upon him will have to wait until he is confirmed and in place at the DOL. AGC will be involved in any updates to Davis-Bacon and keep members informed.
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