The state of California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) approved the City’s current Labor Compliance Program (LCP) on December 29, 2009. The LCP’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, educating contractors of their prevailing wage obligations, reviewing and auditing certified payrolls to ensure the payment of the appropriate prevailing wage rates and benefits, conducting preconstruction conferences, performing site visits, investigating worker complaints, identifying wage miscalculations and violations, and reporting prevailing wage violations to the DIR.
Contractors and subcontractors are required to submit certified payroll records (CPRs) to the City of San Diego via PRISM Compliance and to the Labor Commissioner using the DIR’s electronic certified payroll reporting system. Web-based training sessions are available to instruct contractors how to set up their reporting accounts and submit all required information to the Prevailing Wage Unit. The sessions cover information regarding the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and Department of Labor (DOL) prevailing wage requirements, including certified payroll reporting and apprentice utilization. Contractors can learn how to use Prism Compliance for payroll through our quarterly labor compliance and certified payroll live webinars. The training is tailored to City of San Diego projects.
The following trainings have been scheduled for calendar year 2024:
To register for a training, contact the Prevailing Wage Unit at PWDPrevailingWage@sandiego.gov and include the desired training date, company name, participant name, and participant email.
Certified Payroll Reporting Links:
Prevailing Wage Tutorials and Seminars
All public works contracts valued at $30,000 or more require contractors to hire apprentices, unless the craft or trade does not require the use of apprentices. Contractors must abide by the requirements of Sections 1777.5, 1777.6, and 1777.7 of the State of California Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by a contractor and any subcontractor performing a public works contract.
Contractors must submit Contract Award Information (DAS 140) to every apprenticeship program in the geographic area of the public works project, for each craft you intend to employ on the project.
All contractors who are not already employing sufficient apprentices are required to request dispatch, either consecutively or simultaneously, from all approved apprenticeship programs in the geographical area of the project.
An apprentice must be properly registered in an approved apprenticeship program certified by the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS). If an apprentice is not registered, journeyman wages must be paid. For more information on apprentice programs and for a list of approved programs by county and craft, visit the DAS Apprenticeship Program Information.
For more information in apprentice requirements, please use the links below:
California Labor Code
California Code of Regulations, Division 1, Chapter 8, Subchapter 3