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Construction Firms Add 15,000 Jobs In April As Sector’s Unemployment Rate Hits Record Low For The Month As Firms Struggle To Find Workers

Why It Pays to Be a Consistent Retirement Saver

  • Apart from the recent market volatility, a new study shows significant growth in account balances for 401(k) plan participants who consistently participate—especially for younger workers.   According to the study from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and the Investment Company Institute (ICI)—What Does Consistent Participation in 401(k) Plans Generate? Changes in 401(k) Plan Account …

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IRS Offers New Rules on Deadline for Using Retirement Forfeitures

  • The Internal Revenue Service proposed new rules on Monday  formalizing the timing and use of forfeitures in qualified retirement plans by plan sponsors. The proposal, which would affect participants in, beneficiaries of, administrators of, and sponsors of qualified retirement plans, according to information published in the Federal Register. It would more clearly define how retirement plans …

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SECURE 2.0 Act Encourages Employers to Expand Retirement Coverage

SECURE 2.0 Headed for Enactment

  • While it came down to the wire, both the House and Senate have now approved the much-anticipated SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 as part of the mammoth $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill. For months, it was anticipated that Congress would attach a final SECURE 2.0 package to a year-end spending bill, but that wasn’t confirmed …

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Record Increases Projected for 2023 Retirement Plan Limits

  • Announcement of the official limits is still a few months away, but early projections from Mercer suggest that nearly all qualified retirement plan limits will increase by unprecedented amounts next year. The 2023 limits will reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) from the third quarter of 2021 to the …

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Simplifying the Retirement Planning Message

  •   As inevitable as retirement is, why is properly preparing for it so difficult? It could be that participants are preoccupied with other concerns. Most (70%) of the respondents to a recent Schroders retirement survey said they don’t have enough savings to add to a retirement plan, while others reported that they have other financial …

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Why Choose a Davis Bacon Pension Plan from Davis-Bacon Pension Plans, Inc.?

What are Prevailing Wage Pension Plans?

  • Prevailing wage laws were put into place during the Great Depression. The purpose was to prevent unfair practices when it came to labor in non-union situations. Because of this, we have prevailing wage pension plans available. Understanding the Prevailing Wage Various laws surround this particular topic. This includes federal prevailing wage laws, state prevailing wage …

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How Do Employers Benefit from Prevailing Wage Pension Plans?

Why Your Business Needs a Davis Bacon Pension Plan

Paying Fringe Benefits in Cash vs. in a Benefit Plan

  • In 1931, The Davis Bacon Act was put into law requiring companies that perform work on federally-funded jobs to pay all employees working on the job a prevailing wage. The prevailing wage is paid as a per-hour wage and a per-hour cash equivalent value of benefits. These wages are set by the United States Department …

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How Do Prevailing Wage Pension Plans Help Businesses?

  • When establishing a 401(k) plan a business owner has a variety of employer contribution options that he or she may choose to make to the plan. These options range from no contribution to funding the maximum contribution for all employees. Whichever option the business owner chooses to go with can have a significant impact on …

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Using a Davis Bacon Pension Plan in a COVID-19 World

  • COVID-19 has caused economic pain for businesses throughout the United States. If you own or operate a company, you understand the challenges you’re facing to remain viable. If you’re hoping to find a solid way to survive COVID-19’s impact on the world, it’s time to consider methods for reducing your costs and improving efficiency. Businesses …

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Can Davis Bacon Pension Plans Help My Business Win More Contracts?

  • If you run a business that relies on revenue from government contracts, you understand that federal regulations often impact your ability to generate profit. The government requires companies bidding on federal contracts to provide a ‘prevailing wage’ to their staff members. This means that businesses bidding on government contracts typically have higher operational costs than …

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Davis Bacon Pension Plans: Helping Your Business and Your Staff

  • If you’re a business owner that frequently bids on government contracts, you’re likely aware of the prevailing wage regulations. Businesses that bid on government contracts must pay a prevailing wage to their employees, which can drastically increase the cost of staff for many businesses. Fortunately, Davis Bacon pension plans allow business owners to reduce costs …

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Why Classifying Workers Correctly is Critical on Davis Bacon Projects

Three Davis Bacon Pension Plan Facts to Keep in Mind

  • If you’re a construction business owner, you’re already aware that you must pay the prevailing wage to laborers involved in federal contracts. This hurdle often proves to be a significant stumbling block for businesses that are not equipped to pay higher wages. Fortunately, using a Davis Bacon Pension Plan can help you offset some of …

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How Do Prevailing Wage Pension Plans Help Businesses?

  • If you’re a business owner, you’re always looking for ways to reduce costs and increase spending efficiency. Depending on the type of business you operate, staff wages are often one of your most substantial expenses. This is undoubtedly the case for businesses that bid on government contracts. If your company currently works on government contracts, …

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Benefits of Davis Bacon Pension Plan

  • If you own a business that frequently bids on government projects, you understand how critical it is to reduce your costs. Unfortunately, companies that win government contracts must pay a prevailing wage to staff members, which can drastically increase operational costs and negatively impact profitability. Davis Bacon pension plans allow businesses to reduce the financial …

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What is Certified Payroll?

  • Construction and other labor jobs performed on government property and payed for by the government have set special requirements. One of those requirements is certified payroll. Certified payroll is a special payroll report that all contractors working on federally funded projects must complete and submit to government authorities.

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Davis-Bacon Facts that are Important for Every Contractor to Know

The Benefits of Workforce Reporting – Davis Bacon Pension Plans, Inc.