The Congress Should Consider Repeal of the Service Contract Act.
Abstract
This report provides the Congress a comprehensive look at the problems and impacts of the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, and its implementing regulations and procedures, as administered and enforced by the Department of Labor. The report points up the Department's inability to administer the act efficiently and effectively, and it recommends that consideration be given to repeal of the act. In view of the large numbers of service contracts, job classifications, and workers covered by the act, and the wide range of wage rates paid workers in most job classifications, it is impractical, in our opinion, to make prevailing wage determinations under the act in a consistently equitable manner. Any wage problems that might exist upon repeal of the act could, in our view, be more appropriately and efficiently dealt with administratively in the procurement process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 31, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA124223
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office