McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act 2677806 136410121 2007-06-06T18:36:57Z 66.150.161.66 Added the words "prevailing wage" as there is no current stand alone entry The '''McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act''' of 1965 (SCA) requires [[general contractor]]s and [[subcontractor]]s performing services on prime contracts in excess of $2,500 to pay service [[employee]]s in various classes no less than the [[wage rate]]s and [[fringe benefit]]s found prevailing in the locality as determined by DOL, or the rates contained in a predecessor contractor's [[collective bargaining agreement]]. This is also known as Prevailing Wage. The SCA applies to every contract entered into by the [[United States]] or the [[District of Columbia]], the principal purpose of which is to furnish services to the United States through the use of service employees. The SCA requires contractors and subcontractors performing services on covered federal or District of Columbia contracts in excess of $2,500 to pay service employees in various classes no less than the monetary wage rates and to furnish fringe benefits found prevailing in the locality, or the rates (including prospective increases) contained in a predecessor contractor's collective bargaining agreement. [[safety standards|Safety]] and [[health standard]]s also apply to such contracts. ==See also== * [[Davis-Bacon Act]] * [[Wage]] * [[Worker's compensation]] * [[Minimum wage]] * [[Living wage]] * [[employment contract]] ==External references== *[http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/9/14/13347/0204 Bush: Suspend Wage Rules for Service Workers] Nathan Newman ''TYM Cafe'' September 14, 2005 [[Category:1965 in law]] [[Category:United States federal government administration legislation]] {{US-fed-statute-stub}}