October Furlough Fridays

The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations will be closed on October 23, and October 30, 2009, due to a furlough as agreed with the HGEA and the Governor as a result of the current economic situation in Hawaii.

Columbus Day - Not a State Holiday

This is a reminder for contractors and subcontractors working on state and county public works projects. Columbus Day, October 12, 2009, is not a State holiday and therefor mechanics and laborers working on the public site can be paid straight time. When submitting your certified payroll this week for last week's work, be sure and check your records, this is one holiday that doesn't pay overtime.

Itemizing Fringe Benefits on Certified Payrolls

Act 10, First Special Session 2009, became effective October 1, 2009. This means that anyone submitting a certified payroll on a public works job subject to Chapter 104, Hawaii Revised Statutes, now has to provide an itemized list of the fringe benefits paid to laborers and mechanics along with their certified payroll. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) worked with the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) to adapt a form currently being used by DAGS on public works construction.

The Public Works Division of DAGS has numerous forms available on their website arranged according to the stage of construction. The adapted form for Act 10 is an xcel file found under "Ongoing Construction" on the Public Works Administration of Construction Page and is called "Statement of Compliance and DAGS ECP for Payroll Affidavits". http://hawaii.gov/pwd/Members/ib/forms/index_html. The DAGS adapted form is actually four worksheets.

Act 10 only pertains to the worksheet of the adapted form labeled "Weekly Statement of Compliance" which lists the itemized fringe benefits. The Certifited Payroll worksheet form is unchanged. WSD will be focusing their educational efforts in the comming months on this issue as well as some of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) issues.