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WashingtonPrevailing Wages

Are owner - operator drivers contracted by a vendor bound by prevailing wage law?

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Nov 19, 2019
For one, note that just about all parties who perform work on a Washington public works project are entitled to prevailing wages. So, a contractor who's hired to perform trucking work on a public works job will generally be entitled to receive prevailing wage rates for the work they perform. However, under WAC 296-127-026(1), sole proprietors are exempt from having to pay prevailing wage rates to themselves. Still, relevant prevailing wage documentation may be required, as discussed on Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog: Is a Sole Proprietor Exempt from Prevailing Wage Requirements?
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Nov 19, 2019
Thank you very much. This was helpful.
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