2025 Prevailing Wage Seminars

NOTICE: On March 14, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14236, “Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions,” (90 FR 13037), which revoked, among other items, Executive Order 14026 of April 27, 2021, “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors” (86 FR 22835). Pursuant to section 2(d) of Executive Order 14236, the Department of Labor is no longer enforcing Executive Order 14026 or the implementing rule (29 CFR part 23) and will take steps, including rescinding 29 CFR part 23, to implement and effectuate the revocation of Executive Order 14026.

The Wage and Hour Division will offer virtual prevailing wage seminars to provide training and outreach on topics such as the Davis-Bacon Act, the Service Contract Act, Executive Orders 13658 and 13706, wage determinations and conformances, and compliance assistance and enforcement processes. For more information and compliance assistance resources on prevailing wages, please visit the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts webpage.

Registration:

The 2025 virtual prevailing wage seminars will be held on the following dates:

The seminars will begin at 11:00 EST and run until 5:30 EST. Attendees will be able to choose from among various sessions offered during the seminar on various topics.

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The Wage and Hour Division Prevailing Wage Seminars are compliance trainings designed for regional stakeholders (e.g., unions, private contractors, state agencies, federal agencies, workers). In these seminars, conference participants will learn about the following:

  • Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act
  • Executive Order 13495, "Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers"
  • Executive Order 13658, "Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors"
  • The process of obtaining wage determinations and adding classifications
  • Compliance assistance and enforcement processes
  • The process for appealing wage rates, coverage, and compliance determinations

In addition to the Prevailing Wage Seminars, videos on various Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act topics can be found at the Government Contracts Video Library.

Presentations: Virtual Prevailing Wage Seminars

If you have any questions, please email WHD-PWS@dol.gov.