42 U.S.C. § 6708
Section 6708 · Wage standards for laborers and mechanics; enforcement
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Associated General Contractors v. Secretary of Commerce of the United States Department of Commerce (1977)
Most recently applied in Ritchie Paving, Inc. v. Kansas Department of Transportation (December 1982)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
All laborers and mechanics employed on projects assisted by the Secretary under this chapter shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a—276a–5). The Secretary shall not extend any financial assistance under this chapter for such project without first obtaining adequate assurance that these labor standards will be maintained upon the construction work. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this provision, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 64 Stat. 1267), and section 276c of title 40.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
The Davis-Bacon Act, as amended, referred to in text, is act Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 411, 46 Stat. 1494, as amended, which is classified generally to sections 276a to 276a–5 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 276a of Title 40 and Tables.
Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, referred to in text, is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments
1977—Pub. L. 95–28 substituted “All laborers and mechanics employed” for “All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors”.