Bush Suspends Pay Act In Areas Hit by Storm

The Davis-Bacon Act, Federal law since 1931:

"requires all contractors and subcontractors performing work on federal or District of Columbia construction contracts or federally assisted contracts in excess of $2,000 to pay their laborers and mechanics not less than the prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on similar projects in the area" (Department of Labor)

For Louisiana rates, see this DoL page (scroll down to Orleans County [yes, I know it's not "county," but "parish" -- you tell the Department of Labor]).

However, it is legal to suspend enforcement in a national emergency:

Bush Suspends Pay Act In Areas Hit by Storm

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