Over the past several years, MITA has lobbied the State of Michigan Wage and Hour Division (W&HD) and more recently the new Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) for consistency in the rule interpretations between federal Davis-Bacon and state Prevailing Wage law as they relate to truck drivers. MITA has asserted that consistency between these regulations would provide for less confusion, better compliance, and simplified enforcement.
MITA is pleased to report the successful outcome of those lobbying efforts as LARA has recently revised their Act 166 Policy Manual incorporating the “site of work” and “de minimis” definitions and criteria. By adopting these USDOL definitions, LARA has mirrored the federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rules for truck drivers for projects subject to state prevailing wage regulations.
Click here to view the recently published “Policy Manual Act 166 – Prevailing Wage on State Projects Act”. Section D1.02 covers the payment of prevailing wage to truck drivers.
updated_truckDriverscenario to view an updated Truck Driver Scenario Guidance document that has incorporated these recent changes.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Glenn Bukoski or Doug Needham at the MITA office at 517-347-8336 or by email at glennbukoski@mi-ita.com or douglasneedham@mi-ita.com.
