Are You Getting Paid What You Are Owed?
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I)
According to the PA Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), in 2025, it investigated more than 7,000 labor law complaints statewide and recovered more than $5.3 million in unpaid wages for Pennsylvania workers. This represents only a small fraction of the estimated 46 million instances of wage theft resulting in about $936 million in unpaid wages in Pennsylvania annually!
2025 Bureau of Labor Law Compliance Enforcement Highlights
Prevailing Wage Act:
Protects workers on publicly funded construction projects from being underpaid
• Complaints Received: 186
• Unpaid Wages Returned to Workers: $744,881
• Workers Paid: 386
Misclassification of Construction Employees:
Stops employers from illegally classifying workers as independent contractors to avoid paying wages and benefits
• Complaints and Referrals Received: 390
• Fines Collected: $762,635
• Companies Found in Violation: 187
• Workers Misclassified: 1,304
Source: PA Department of Labor & Industry
What Are Prevailing Wages?
2026 Federal Davis-Bacon Wages and Fringe- Building Electrician/TeleData Tech – $85.90
Triggered when Federal dollars are involved, and the total project cost exceeds $2,000
How to File a Complaint | U.S. Department of Labor
2026 PA State Prevailing Wages and Fringe- Building Electrician/TeleData Tech- $86.83
Triggered when public dollars other than Federal are involved and the total project cost exceeds $25,000
File a Prevailing Wage Complaint | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Important: Overtime Pay
All overtime on PA Prevailing Wage cash fringe should be paid at a rate of 1 ½ times!
Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
*Info sourced from Fed DOL page
Projects that Trigger DB or PW
Prevailing wage laws may apply to:
- Jobs or projects directly for a school, municipal, or other public entity.
- Projects that have received grants or financial awards from federal, state, or other public entities.
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