Davis-Bacon Overtime & Fringe Check 2026 by ReadyStack

Recompute the overtime base the way 29 CFR 5.32 requires, then price the back wages and the $27-a-day CWHSSA liquidated damages before the auditor does.


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• Overtime base check — Recomputes the half-time premium on the wage determination's basic rate with fringe excluded, the way 29 CFR 5.32 and 29 CFR 778.6 require.
• Fringe on every hour — Applies the wage determination fringe rate to overtime hours as well as straight time, and lets cash paid above the basic rate offset the fringe obligation.
• CWHSSA liquidated damages — Adds $27 per worker per over-40 calendar day under 29 CFR 5.8 whenever the overtime premium comes up short, on top of the back wages.
• Crew-level exposure — Multiplies one worker's shortfall across the whole classification so you see the entire WH-347 line rather than a single paycheck.
• WH-347-ready CSV export — Paid layer: writes every classification and pay period to a CSV you keep for the three-year record retention the 2023 DBRA final rule requires.
• Wage determination update alarm — Paid layer: sets a Chrome alarm ahead of your wage determination's annual update, which the 2023 rule folds into the contract by operation of law.

| You type | |
|---|---|
| Wage determination basic rate | default 34.5 |
| Wage determination fringe rate | default 12.75 |
| Straight-time cash rate you actually paid | default 34.5 |
| Bona fide fringe contributions per hour worked | default 8.5 |
| Total hours worked this period, per worker | default 160 |
| Of those, hours over 40 in a workweek | default 24 |
| Calendar days with over-40 hours worked | default 6 |
| Laborers and mechanics in this classification | default 5 |
| How your payroll built the overtime base | default cash_minus_fringe |

| It answers | |
|---|---|
| Required pay, per worker | $ |
| What your payroll delivered, per worker | $ |
| Required overtime cash rate | $/hr |
| Overtime cash rate you paid | $/hr |
| Shortfall, per worker | $ |
| Back wages, whole classification | $ |
| CWHSSA liquidated damages at $27/day | $ |
| Total exposure | $ |
| Verdict | |

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