Prevailing wage in plain English.
Union and prevailing wage payroll that just works.
Rates, classifications, and fringe built in. Certified payroll and union reports out of every run. We review your setup before you start and help with audits after. Plus a plain-English video and article every week.
Open shop on a public job? Start here.
One worker. One week. Every rate right.
Sample week, illustrative rates| Day | Employee Classification | Job Location | Hrs | Rate | Wages | Fringe/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Office / Shop Electrician, non-unionNon-union base | HQ, Frederick, MD | 8 | $40.00 | $320.00 | $0.00 |
| Tue | Drive Time, non-unionDrive Time Rate | In transit, MD | 3 | $35.00 | $105.00 | $0.00 |
| Tue | Foreman, IBEW Local 70IBEW Local 70 | Lanham, MD | 5 | $50.00 | $250.00 | $30.00 |
| Wed | Electrician, Prevailing Wage RatePrevailing Wage, Non-Union Job | Harrisburg, PA | 8 | $55.00 | $440.00 | $25.00 |
| Thu | Foreman, IBEW Local 1249IBEW Local 1249 | Cicero, NY | 8 | $64.37 | $514.96 | $34.83 |
| Fri | Foreman, IBEW Local 1249IBEW Local 1249 | Cicero, NY | 8 | $64.37 | $514.96 | $34.83 |
- Non-union base
- Drive time, non-union
- Local 70 CBA
- Local 1249 CBA
- Prevailing Wage, Non-Union Job
Sample numbers for illustration only. Not actual CBA or wage determination rates.
If contractor payroll has been a problem, this probably sounds familiar.
- Multiple locals, maybe multiple states.
- Payroll companies that swore they could handle it.
- Certified payroll that came back wrong.
You're ready for payroll to just work.
Payroll built for contractors, not general payroll.
A construction employee can work different jobs, rates, classifications, or locals in the same week. We get every employee paid correctly and every required report done right.
Union payroll
Multi-local, multi-agreement payroll built for CBA rules, with multiple unions and locals across states on one weekly payroll.
Union portals and reports
Upload files for iRemit, ISSi, NECA, Empower, EPR, and more, built from each payroll. No portal? Reports formatted to the union's own form.
Prevailing wage payroll
Rates tracked by job and classification, with fringe kept separate from the base rate.
Certified payroll
Generated straight from payroll data every week, WH-347 and state formats, zero hour weeks included.
Job costing
Labor, fringe, and burden broken out by job and by week.
Audit support
Payroll, fringe, and certified payroll reports pulled and prepared when you are audited.
Trades we work with
We work with every trade. These are just a few.
Plumbers
Electricians
Welders
Steamfitters
HVAC
Crane Operators
Heavy Equipment Operators
Concrete
Laborers
Ironworkers
Carpenters
The stuff that trips up union payroll and public jobs.
One topic at a time, in plain language, with the questions people actually ask.
Union payroll & fringe
CBAs on payroll
Turning the agreement into rates, fringe, overtime, and deductions on the check stub.
Multiple locals
Travelers, reciprocity, and getting fringe to the right funds when a crew crosses jurisdictions.
Fund remittance reports
What goes on the monthly report, JIB-style (Joint Industry Board style) reporting, and how to keep hours and contributions lined up.
Fund audits
What trust fund auditors usually ask for and how to keep records that hold up.
Prevailing wage, union or open shop
Wage determinations & certified payroll
Reading the WD, picking the classification, and getting the WH-347 (or your state's form) right.
Fringe credit & apprentices
Cash vs. bona fide plans, annualization, and apprentice ratios on public jobs.
Start where you are.
Union contractors
Signatory to one CBA or five? Union payroll, portal uploads, fringe and benefit management, and union audit support, built around your agreements.
Payroll & compliance staff
You're the one doing the fund reports and the certified payroll. These walkthroughs are for you.
Open-shop contractors
Non-union and working public jobs? Prevailing wage payroll with rates by job and classification, fringe done right, and certified payroll when required.
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One topic. Three ways. Every week.
Watch
A new YouTube video walks through one topic start to finish.
Skim
A LinkedIn post gives you the short version you can share with your crew or your office.
Read
A blog article covers the details, with links to the source rules so you can check them yourself.