The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, “We are urging an employee of a highway, building contractor or company that is involved in providing services to the federal government to call anytime at (866) 714-6466 if their employer is not paying mandated Davis Bacon prevailing wage to their employees. The reward potential for this type of information can be significant. The catch is the employer must be misrepresenting what they are paying their employees to the government.
“We are launching a national initiative to identify potential whistleblowers nationwide – whose employer is intentionally violating the Davis Bacon Act because we think government contractors violate it in every state. Davis Bacon wages also apply to subcontractors of a contractor involved in federal work. Because of this our national initiative will also be state specific via our state specific whistleblower initiatives.”
What might a Davis Bacon Act Violation look like? “Let’s say we have a highway contractor or a general contractor working on a federally funded job. The hypothetical company has 100 employees that are laborers. The prevailing wage for the area where the work is being done is $25 per hour, as per the Davis Bacon Act. The job will last for 15 months and during this time the laborers are all working 40-hour work weeks. In this scenario, a laborer should be making $1000 per week or $4000 per month if they are making $25 per hour.
“However, if the laborer is only being paid $17.50 per hour they will be making $700 per month. This is a $300 difference. If we multiply the $300 difference times 100 (the number of laborers) the total is $30,000 per week or $120,000 per month times 15 months equals $1,800,000. The catch is the company/contractor must be falsely reporting they are paying the prevailing wage. This $1,800,000 number is just a starting point as we would like to discuss with a potential whistleblower anytime at (866) 714-6466. We can potentially help a whistleblower increase this number. As an example, if the contractor has been doing the same thing on other jobs over the last four years the potential whistleblower reward might increase significantly and we would like to help.”
The Corporate Whistleblower Center believes their national initiative focused on companies that are violating the Davis Bacon Act could produce whistleblower rewards in most states. If an employee of a contractor or company has proof their employer is engaged falsifying payroll records in violation Davis Bacon Act prevailing wage laws they are encouraged to contact the Corporate Whistleblower Center anytime at (866) 714-6466.
The Targets of the Corporate Whistleblower Center Davis Bacon Act Initiative include the following types of companies:
- Highway Contractors
- School Builders
- Defense Contractors
- Environmental Clean Up Contractors
- Low Income Housing Builders
- Janitorial companies offering services to any federal agency
Rules for a whistleblower from the Corporate Whistleblower Center; do not go to the federal government first if you want to become a Davis Bacon Act fraud whistleblower. The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, “Whistleblowers frequently go to the government thinking they will help. Do not go to the news media with your whistleblower information either. Any type of public revelation of a whistleblower’s information could destroy the prospect for a reward. Do not try to force a contractor or company to come clean about Davis Bacon Act violations. Call the Corporate Whistleblower Center first, and if there is enough information, it will help you get whistleblower attorneys.”
The Corporate Whistleblower is an advocate for whistleblowers in the U.S. It can assist a potential whistleblower package their information, and, provided the information is sufficient, the Corporate Whistleblower Center will provide the whistleblower with access to whistleblower attorneys.