§ 15.16.035. Further contractor responsibility.

On public construction projects as defined in Section 15.16.020 of this chapter, each contractor shall comply with the following additional provisions for the protection of employees:

A.

The contractor must comply with the obligations established under M.G.L., Chapter 149 to pay the appropriate lawful prevailing wage rates to employees.

B.

The contractor must maintain or participate in a bona fide apprentice training program as defined by M.G.L., Chapter 23, Sections 11H, 11I for each apprenticeable trade or occupation represented in their workforce that is approved by the Division of Apprentice Training of the Department of Labor and Industries and must abide by the apprentice to journeymen ratio for each trade prescribed therein in the performance of the contract.

C.

The contractor must furnish at its expense, hospitalization and medical benefits for all employees employed on the project and/or coverage at least comparable in value to the hospitalization and medical benefits provided by the health and welfare plans in the applicable craft recognized by M.G.L., Chapter 149, Section 26 in establishing minimum wage rates.

D.

The contractor must maintain appropriate industrial accident insurance coverage for all the employees employed on the project in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 152.

E.

The contractor must properly classify employees as employees rather than independent contractors and treat them accordingly for purposes of workers' compensation insurance coverage, unemployment taxes, Social Security taxes and income tax withholding (M.G.L. Chapter 149, Section 148B).

(C.O.99-171)