Conducting Compliance Audits & Mitigating Risk on Prevailing Wage Projects

Are you prepared if DOL, ICE, EEOC, OSHA, or NLRB wants to audit your company? Learn about prevailing wage requirements that apply to Federally funded projects. This session provides tips for spotting issues in wage and hour, I-9, E-Verify, NLRB, OSHA, and Davis-Bacon audits. Learn processes to review practices and documentation and implement risk management strategies to protect your company. Learn how Bona Fide Fringe Benefits save on Labor Costs, how compliance regulations differ on State and Federal Projects, and how paying prevailing wage on 179D and 45L projects can boost tax benefits!

• Know the DOL's top 10 issues, how they conduct wage and hour audits, and how to prepare the documentation needed. 
• Review key issues and learn how to conduct an internal wage and hour audit and correct errors.
• Learn how to conduct internal I-9 & E-Verify audits, how to correct items, and what types of documentation to keep and best practices in maintaining them.
• Learn the top ten I-9 mistakes that can cost $2,000 or more per I-9, how to save money and what immigration compliance strategies to implement.
• Learn strategies to handle charges filed with the EEOC, how and why to participate in EEOC mediations, and how to prepare a solid position statement and exhibit.

This program is an Intermediate level online self-study course that was developed for professionals with mid- to senior-level experience in construction finance. No prerequisites or advanced preparation is required.

The estimated time to complete the course is approximately 75 minutes, depending on the pace of the learner.

Julie Pace