Making the move from residential/commercial construction projects to government-funded construction projects, which have certified payroll reporting requirements, can be overwhelming for most contractors, their office staff, and the accounting professionals who support them. This often misunderstood requirement can lead to major problems, including non-approval of payment requisitions, denial of payment for change orders and claims, and contract termination.

In this 90-minute webinar, certified payroll expert Nancy Smyth will explain the important details you need to know to comply with certified payroll requirements on your government-funded construction project. In addition, she’ll provide an update on the brand new California compliance monitoring unit that is causing headaches for contractors throughout California! Don’t get caught in a payroll certification trap; learn the ins-and-outs of federal certification payroll requirements and get all your questions answered!

Learning Objectives

• Update on California Compliance Monitoring Unit
• Discover how to comply with Labor Standards & Payroll Reporting requirements
• Identify how to complete a Certified Payroll Report & Statement of Compliance
• Learn common methods for creating Certified Payroll Reports, Statements of Compliance, EEOC, ARRA and Fringe Benefit Reports
• Understand state prevailing wage vs. Davis-Bacon forms and which form applies
• Identify electronic certified payroll filing requirements
• Ways contractors pay fringe benefits and how to report them
• Methods for tracking employee time and work classifications
• Requesting additional “trade/work classifications” and wage rates
• Identify typical errors that require correction & what happens when things go wrong
• Don’t forget to include your subcontractors!
• Automating these time-consuming, error-prone tasks
• And much, much more!