Service Contract Labor Standards Statute
1. Discuss the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and its application in contracting.
2. What action does the Contracting Officer need to take when an alleged violation concerning the minimum prevailing wage is received in the contracting office?
3. What is the significance of The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with regard to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute? How are minimum prevailing wage rates incorporated into the contract? Are those same rates paid throughout the contract performance?
1. Discuss the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and its application in contracting.
2. What action does the Contracting Officer need to take when an alleged violation concerning the minimum prevailing wage is received in the contracting office?
3. What is the significance of The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with regard to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute? How are minimum prevailing wage rates incorporated into the contract? Are those same rates paid throughout the contract performance?
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established a federal minimum wage requirement that applies nationwide throughout all business activities engaged in commerce between States or foreign nations within US Jurisdiction. These provisions are incorporated into SCA when preparing bid proposals since contractors must adhere to these laws when entering into agreements or forming services arrangements with US Government entities – which include paying workers at least Minimum Prevailing Wages (MPW) regardless what rates were agreed upon prior during negotiations On Any Such Contracts - even if they may have negotiated lower rates than otherwise set by MPWs - those same rates should still be paid throughout contract performance periods unless new negotiates have been entered afterwards resulting different renegotiated rate schedules etc..