The U.S. Department of Labor announced the issuance of the final rule, “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation,” revising regulations that implement the Davis-Bacon Act and Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, reflecting the needs of construction workers on federal construction investments, though members of the industry are not happy about the revisions.
The announcement follows a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on March 18, 2022, which received comments from the construction industry and labor stakeholders that helped inform the regulatory updates. The department says the updates are the most comprehensive in decades.