OAR 839-025-0530
Violations for Which a Civil Penalty May Be Assessed
(1)
The commissioner may assess a civil penalty for each violation of any provision of the Prevailing Wage Rate Law (ORS 279C.800 (Definitions for ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870) to 279C.870 (Civil action to enforce payment of prevailing rates of wage)) and for each violation of any provision of the administrative rules adopted under the Prevailing Wage Rate Law.(2)
For purposes of this section, a failure to pay the required prevailing rate of wage and a failure to pay required fringe benefits are separate violations.(3)
Civil penalties may be assessed against any contractor, subcontractor or public agency regulated under the Prevailing Wage Rate Law and are in addition to, not in lieu of, any other penalty prescribed by law.(4)
The commissioner may assess a civil penalty against a contractor or subcontractor for any of the following violations:(a)
Failure to pay the applicable prevailing rate of wage in violation of ORS 279C.840 (Payment of prevailing rate of wage);(b)
Failure to pay the applicable hourly fringe benefit rate of wage in violation of ORS 279C.840 (Payment of prevailing rate of wage);(c)
Failure to pay all wages due and owing to the contractor’s or subcontractor’s workers on the regular payday established and maintained under ORS 652.120 (Establishing regular payday) in violation of ORS 279C.840 (Payment of prevailing rate of wage)(1).(d)
Failure to post the applicable prevailing wage rates in violation of ORS 279C.840 (Payment of prevailing rate of wage)(4);(e)
Failure to post the notice describing the health and welfare or pension plans in violation of ORS 279C.840 (Payment of prevailing rate of wage)(5);(f)
Failure to include a provision in a subcontract that workers shall be paid not less than the specified minimum hourly rate of wage in violation of ORS 279C.830 (Provisions concerning prevailing rate of wage in specifications, contracts and subcontracts)(1)(c);(g)
If a public works project is subject to both ORS 279C.800 (Definitions for ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870) to 279C.870 (Civil action to enforce payment of prevailing rates of wage) and to the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.), failure to include a provision in a subcontract that workers must be paid not less than the higher of the applicable state or federal prevailing rate of wage in violation of ORS 279C.830 (Provisions concerning prevailing rate of wage in specifications, contracts and subcontracts)(1)(d);(h)
Failure to include in a subcontract, either between a contractor and a subcontractor, or between a subcontractor and another subcontractor, a provision requiring the subcontractor to have a public works bond filed with the Construction Contractors Board before starting work on the project, unless exempt, in violation of ORS 279C.830 (Provisions concerning prevailing rate of wage in specifications, contracts and subcontracts)(2);(i)
Failure to file with the Construction Contractors Board a public works bond, as required under ORS 279C.836 (Public works bond), before starting work on a contract or subcontract for a public works project subject to the provisions of ORS 279C.800 (Definitions for ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870) to 279C.870 (Civil action to enforce payment of prevailing rates of wage);(j)
Failure to verify that a subcontractor has filed a public works bond as required or has elected not to file a public works bond under ORS 279C.836 (Public works bond) prior to permitting a subcontractor to start work on a public works project;(k)
Failure to file certified statements in violation of ORS 279C.845 (Certified statements regarding payment of prevailing rates of wage);(l)
Filing inaccurate or incomplete certified statements in violation of ORS 279C.845 (Certified statements regarding payment of prevailing rates of wage);(m)
Failure to retain 25 percent of the amount the first-tier subcontractor earned when the first-tier subcontractor fails to submit payroll and certified statement forms to the public agency in violation of ORS 279C.845 (Certified statements regarding payment of prevailing rates of wage);(n)
Reducing an employee’s pay in violation of ORS 279C.840 (Payment of prevailing rate of wage)(7);(o)
Taking action to circumvent the payment of the prevailing wage, other than subsections (k) and (m) of this section, in violation of ORS 279C.840 (Payment of prevailing rate of wage)(7);(p)
Failure to submit reports and returns in violation of ORS 279C.815 (Determination of prevailing wage)(3);(q)
Failure to certify the accuracy of reports and returns in violation of ORS 279C.815 (Determination of prevailing wage)(3);(r)
Failure to timely pay the fee required by ORS 279C.825 (Fees) on public works contracts first advertised or solicited prior to January 1, 2008;(s)
Receiving a public works contract or subcontract while on the list of ineligibles in violation of ORS 279C.860 (Ineligibility for public works contracts for failure to pay or post notice of prevailing rates of wage);(t)
Awarding a contract to a contractor or subcontractor whose name appears on the list of ineligibles maintained pursuant to ORS 279C.860 (Ineligibility for public works contracts for failure to pay or post notice of prevailing rates of wage);(u)
Failure to contribute fringe benefit wages timely to a trustee or to a third person pursuant to a plan, fund or program on a “regular basis” and “not less often than quarterly,” as those terms are defined in OAR 839-025-0043 (Frequency of Payment of Fringe Benefits).(5)
The commissioner may assess a civil penalty against a public agency for any of the following violations:(a)
Failure to include in the specifications for a public works contract a provision stating the applicable existing prevailing wage rate in violation of ORS 279C.830 (Provisions concerning prevailing rate of wage in specifications, contracts and subcontracts)(1)(a);(b)
If a public works project is subject to both ORS 279C.800 (Definitions for ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870) to 279C.870 (Civil action to enforce payment of prevailing rates of wage) and to the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.), failure to require the contractor to pay the higher of the applicable state prevailing rate of wage or federal prevailing rate of wage to all workers in violation of ORS 279C.830 (Provisions concerning prevailing rate of wage in specifications, contracts and subcontracts)(1)(b);(c)
Failure to include a contract provision stating that workers must be paid the applicable prevailing rate of wage in violation of ORS 279C.830 (Provisions concerning prevailing rate of wage in specifications, contracts and subcontracts)(1)(c);(d)
If a public works project is subject to both ORS 279C.800 (Definitions for ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870) to 279C.870 (Civil action to enforce payment of prevailing rates of wage) and to the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.), failure to include a contract provision stating that workers on public works must be paid not less than the higher of the applicable state prevailing rate of wage or federal prevailing rate of wage in violation of ORS 279C.830 (Provisions concerning prevailing rate of wage in specifications, contracts and subcontracts)(1)(d);(e)
Failure to include in the specifications for a contract for a public works a provision stating that the contractor and every subcontractor must have a public works bond filed with the Construction Contractors Board before starting work on the project, unless exempt, in violation of ORS 279C.830 (Provisions concerning prevailing rate of wage in specifications, contracts and subcontracts)(2);(f)
Failure to include in a contract for a public works a provision requiring the contractor to have a public works bond filed with the Construction Contractors Board before starting work on the project, unless exempt, in violation of ORS 279C.830 (Provisions concerning prevailing rate of wage in specifications, contracts and subcontracts)(2)(a);(g)
Failure to include in a contract for a public works a provision requiring the contractor to include in every subcontract a provision requiring the contractor to have a public works bond filed with the Construction Contractors Board before starting work on the project, unless exempt, in violation of ORS 279C.830 (Provisions concerning prevailing rate of wage in specifications, contracts and subcontracts)(2)(b);(h)
Failure to notify the commissioner when a contract is awarded in violation of ORS 279C.835 (Notifying commissioner of public works contract subject to prevailing wage);(i)
Dividing a public works project in violation of ORS 279C.827 (Division of public works project);(j)
Failure to include a copy of the disclosure of first-tier subcontractors with the Notice of Public Works in violation of ORS 279C.835 (Notifying commissioner of public works contract subject to prevailing wage);(k)
Failure to retain 25 percent of the amount the contractor earned when the contractor fails to submit payroll and certified statement forms to the public agency in violation of ORS 279C.845 (Certified statements regarding payment of prevailing rates of wage);(l)
Failure to timely pay the fee required in violation of ORS 279C.825 (Fees);(m)
Awarding a contract to a contractor whose name appears on the list of ineligibles maintained pursuant to ORS 279C.860 (Ineligibility for public works contracts for failure to pay or post notice of prevailing rates of wage);(n)
Entering into an agreement with another state or a political subdivision or agency of another state agreeing that a contractor or subcontractor may pay less than the prevailing rate of wage determined in accordance with ORS 279C.815 (Determination of prevailing wage) under the terms of a contract for public works to which the contracting agency is a party or of which the contracting agency is a beneficiary in violation of ORS 279C.829 (Agreement with other state to pay less than prevailing rate of wage).(o)
Failure to comply with the state’s least cost policy in violation of ORS 279C.305 (Least-cost policy for public improvements) or material breach of an agreement negotiated by the public agency and a contractor or trade association to remedy a violation of ORS 279C.305 (Least-cost policy for public improvements) and prevent future violations.
Source:
Rule 839-025-0530 — Violations for Which a Civil Penalty May Be Assessed, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-025-0530.