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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Cavender (573)
751-7500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 22, 2005
Missouri Prevailing Wage Data Collection Under Way
Division of Labor Standards Gearing Up to Set Prevailing Wage Rates
Jefferson City – Each year, the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ Division of Labor Standards conducts a wage rate survey of public and private construction projects. This wage information is used to set the prevailing wage in each Missouri county. The Division now is seeking wage rates from construction projects in every county to include in the next Annual Wage Order.
This month the Division is sending letters to Missouri contractors, labor organizations and public entities requesting their participation in the prevailing wage survey process. Responding to this survey provides the opportunity to participate in establishing the state’s prevailing wages.
Under Missouri law, the Division of Labor Standards is responsible for gathering wage information from public and private construction projects. The wage information is used to determine wage rates for employees working on Missouri public works projects. The wage rates are issued in the Annual Wage Order and the initial order is filed with the Secretary of State by March 10th of each year.
While wage information is received and reviewed throughout the year, February is the final month to consider wages before the new rates are determined. When determining the prevailing wage rates, the Division of Labor Standards reviews all wage information received for each occupational title submitted in each county. The most frequently reported wage rate for the occupational title in the county becomes the prevailing wage rate.
Participants may submit wage information by completing a “Contractors Report of Construction Wage Rates” form. This form may be found at www.dolir.mo.gov/ls/forms/ls-04-AI.pdf or by calling (573) 751-3403.
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