Custom Training

Custom In-House Compliance Training

“PWCA offered in-house training for 3 departments all in one day: Sales and Estimating Dept., Project Management Dept. and the Administrative Dept. At first, I was nervous as to how the employees would respond to compliance training, but afterwards, the CEO and I were overwhelmed with the response from everyone who attended. Our in-house training was a great success!”

Regina Mendez

Payroll Supervisor, Mark Beamish Waterproofing

We Bring Compliance To You With

Custom In-House Training

3-Part Compliance Training Itinerary for Staff

ESTIMATORS and/or SALESMEN (8:30 – 10:00 am)

  • What is Public Works? (Legal Definition)
  • Targeting A Prevailing Wage
  • Project to Bid
  • The Sales Department’s Mindset When Targeting Public Works Contracts
  • Reviewing the Genesis Documents For DIR-Compliance Purposes
  • When Selling, Consider Strict Dir-Apprenticeship Requirements
  • When Selling, Consider the Compliance Steps Co-Workers and Subs Downstream Must Follow
  • Project Term
  • The Bid Advertisement Date on Public-Works Contracts
  • How to Be DIR Compliant
  • When Bidding or Selling, Consider Wage-Rate Increases
  • Roles and Responsibilities Between Contracting Parties
  • DIR News Release
  • Wage Theft
  • The Four-Part Puzzle to The Labor Law
  • What Must Public Works Contractors Do to Comply with the Law?
  • The Certified Payroll’s 5-PART Puzzle
  • Getting All the Prevailing Wage Pieces to Come Together
  • Let’s Go to The DIR Website
  • Federal Wage Determinations Online
  • Summary of Penalty-Prevention Pointers for DCI Sales and Estimators

PROJECT MANAGERS (10:00 am – 12:00 pm)

  • Audio file (DLSE Notice of Investigation)
  • DIR News Release
  • Wage Theft
  • Public Works Mandate
  • Prevailing Wage Rule of Thumb
  • Safe Harbor vs Mandated Documents
  • Differences Between California & Federal Apprenticeship Requirements
  • Project Term
  • The Certified Payroll’s 5-PART Puzzle
  • Getting All the Prevailing Wage Pieces to Come Together
  • DIR Responsibility of The Owner or Awarding Body
  • Roles & Responsibilities
  • DIR Responsibility of The Prime Contractor
  • CAC-Mandated Documents Regarding Apprentices
  • DAS 140 Form
  • Exception to Timely DAS Submissions
  • Superseding Authorities
  • Davis-Bacon vs. State “DIR” sovereignty
  • Understanding DIR Wage Determination Symbols
  • Beware of The DIR’s Little Davis-Bacon Legal Traps
  • Penalties for Failure to Timely File DAS Forms 140 & 142
  • The 10 “Thou Shalt Nots” Regarding Apprentices

LUNCH (12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)

HR / ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF (1:00 pm – 4:30 pm)

  • DIR News Release re: Penalties
  • Eight Strategic Communication Tactics with the DIR
  • What is Public Works?
  • Ten Common Ways People Screw Up Certified Payroll
  • How to Be Compliant
  • PREVAILING WAGE DETERMINATION DATES
  • Certified Payroll Mandate, Labor Code 1776(c) Regarding Form A-1-131
  • Certified Payroll Form A-1-131
  • California vs. Federal Prevailing Wage Rates
  • Prevailing Wage Rule of Thumb
  • How to Be Compliant
  • How to Be DIR Compliant
  • THE FOUR-PART Puzzle TO THE LABOR LAW
  • What MUST Public Works Contractors Do to Comply with The Law?
  • The Certified Payroll’s 5-PART Puzzle
  • Getting All the Prevailing Wage Pieces to Come Together
  • Key DOL/DBA Thresholds
  • Who’s Responsible to Whom?
  • Apprentice Wage Determination on Line
  • Wage Determination, dir.ca.gov– 6 Steps
  • Let’s Go to The DIR Website
  • Federal Wage Determinations Online
  • Contract Administrator and CONTRACT PROVISIONS Enforcement
 

At PWCA we are dedicated to safeguarding the employer’s labor law rights.

Call us: 559-389-5838