Prevailing Wage
“Prevailing Wage laws require that construction workers on public projects be paid the wages and benefits that are found by the Department of Labor to be ‘prevailing’ for similar work in or near the locality in which the construction project is to be performed”
–Dr. Michael Kelsay,
“The Adverse Economic Impact from the Repeal of the Prevailing Wage Law in Missouri”
The Importance of Prevailing Wage
Equitable Wages: The role of Government and Morality