Prevailing wage in plain English.
Three things. Every payroll. Every employee.
Accuracy, reporting, and support for union and open shop contractors, plus straight answers every week.
Four things most contractors have never actually gotten.
People who already know the work
Account managers who understand union agreements and prevailing wage rates, not people learning on your time.
A system built for it
Union and prevailing wage payroll, not a workaround bolted onto software made for someone else.
Job costing and certified payroll together
Same system. No exporting, no re-keying.
Integration
QuickBooks, Sage, Vista, and more, so payroll and job cost data go where they need to go.
Prevailing wage payroll, not general payroll.
For union contractors
Multi-local, multi-agreement payroll built for CBA rules. Direct uploads to iRemit, ISSi, NECA, Empower, EPR, and more, or reports formatted to each union's exact form. Every CBA stored and updated when rates change. Union audit support.
For prevailing wage contractors
Rates tracked by job, county, and classification. Fringe tracked correctly and kept separate from the base rate, so overtime is not paid on the fringe. Multi state payroll and audit ready reports.
For every contractor
Certified payroll
WH-347, NYC Comptroller, DASNY, Port Authority, and portals like the NYS and NJ portals, LCP Tracker, LCMS, and DIR eCPR. Created every week, zero hour weeks included.
Automated job costing
Cost reports by job and by week.
Union reports that mirror the invoice
Hours, classifications, and totals owed after every payroll, so you can check the bill before you pay it.
Custom reports
Built to match reports you already use or replace the ones you make by hand in Excel, for GL, workers' comp, and union audits.
Workers' comp reporting
Audit reports and OCIP, CCIP, and ESIP wrap-up reporting by job and classification.
Accounting integration
QuickBooks Desktop and Online, Sage, Vista, Trimble, and others, plus custom CSV uploads.
Filings
W-2, W-3, quarterly federal and state filings, ACA 1094-C and 1095-C, and 401(k) files.
People tools
Electronic onboarding, PTO tracking, time and labor software, field time tracking with Procore and more, certification tracking, asset management, and an employee self service portal.
Dedicated contractor service team
You work with people who handle contractor payroll.
Automated job costing.
Labor, fringe, and burden broken out by job and by week, so you know your true cost per job.
| Job | Labor hours | Wages | Fringe | Burden | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job A | 1,200 | $60,000 | $36,000 | $12,000 | $108,000 |
| Job B | 800 | $40,000 | $24,000 | $8,000 | $72,000 |
| Job C | 500 | $25,000 | $15,000 | $5,000 | $45,000 |
| Total | 2,500 | $125,000 | $75,000 | $25,000 | $225,000 |
Totals are the sum of each column. Total cost equals wages plus fringe plus burden.
Replace paper timesheets.
Foremen enter crew time on a tablet, and employees enter their own time on a phone. Digital timesheets feed straight into payroll.
Works with your current accounting software.
Your payroll and job cost data integrates with the accounting software you already use, like QuickBooks and Sage.
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
What you get (free resources)
Weekly videos
A new YouTube video every week takes one topic and walks through it in plain language. Most weeks it's union payroll and fringe, like a multi-local remittance or a fund audit request. Other weeks it's prevailing wage for every public works contractor.
LinkedIn posts
The short version of each week's topic, written to share with your PM, your foreman, or your payroll office.
Blog explainers
Longer articles that get into the details, with links to the source rules and agency guidance so you can check things yourself.
The Weekly Brief (newsletter)
One email a week with the new video, the new article, and one practical reminder. That's it.
What we cover
Union payroll & fringe
- CBAs on payroll
- Working across multiple locals
- Travelers & reciprocity
- Fringe remittance to funds
- JIB-style (Joint Industry Board style) reporting
- Union & fund audits
- Apprentice ratios & JATC programs
Prevailing wage, union or open shop
- Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
- State prevailing wage laws
- Wage determinations & classifications
- Fringe: cash vs. bona fide plans
- Annualization
- Certified payroll & WH-347
- Audits, investigations & recordkeeping
Open shop? The prevailing wage topics are built for you too. Start here.
Got a question you can't get a straight answer on?
Send it in. If a lot of people are asking, it'll probably turn into a video. We won't use your name or company without permission.
Ready to simplify your payroll?
Call, email, or book a time to get your free certified payroll and fringe review.
Larry Horner