Are You Getting Paid What You Are Owed?
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! This underreporting allows your employer to keep your hard-earned dollars in their pockets!
2025 Bureau of Labor Law Compliance Enforcement Highlights
Prevailing Wage Act
Protects workers on publicly funded construction projects from being underpaid
Misclassification of Construction Employees
Stops employers from illegally classifying workers as independent contractors to avoid paying wages and benefits
Source: PA Department of Labor & Industry
*Info sourced from Fed DOL page
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!
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