Government contractors are already required to comply with various laws like the Davis-Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act. The passage of health care reform adds yet another layer of legal requirements with which contractors must comply.
Written by Jeff Hartnett, Director of Sales, SCA Markets
Thursday, 01 October 2009 15:29
I recently attended the 3-day DOL Prevailing Wage conference in Orlando and thought I would share my observations from that experience. The hotel accommodations at the famous Peabody Hotel provided a great setting with steak restaurants, a diner and strong martinis. The famous mallards marched on red carpets twice a day to much fanfare although when a fire alarm went off the third day, I noticed no one offered to escort the ducks off the premises. What the duck!
One key difference between union and non-union contractors is how they provide benefits to their employees.Unions generally provide benefits to the employees of signatory contractors.Open shop contractors are on their own to decide what, if any, benefits to provide to their employees.Although this gives the non-union contractor more responsibility, it also offers much more flexibility to determine and implement what benefits are most appropriate for their group.
