Nevada Appears Likely To Revise State Prevailing Wage Law

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This spring the Nevada legislature is looking to revise the State’s prevailing wage law. Two years ago, a Republican-backed bill amended the law, and now with Democratic support, it is likely to be modified once again.

Under the existing law, contractors doing any university or public school work exceeding $250,000 are required to pay prevailing wages. It also requires a 90 percent prevailing wage rate though there is an exemption for charter schools.

The proposed revisions would lower the threshold down to $100,000. It also would remove the 90 percent prevailing wage rate and require full pay for school and higher education projects, and eliminate the exemption for charter schools.

The legislature has been divided regarding prevailing wages, but these changes appear likely to pass the Assembly and Senate.