1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to employment; modifying prevailing wage provisions;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 177.42, subdivisions 4, 6; 177.43, subdivision 
1.4 	1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.42, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 4.Prevailing hours of labor. "Prevailing hours of labor" means the hours 
1.8 	of labor per day and per week worked within the area by a larger number of workers of 
1.9 	the same class than are employed within the area for any other number of hours per day 
1.10 	and per week. The prevailing hours of labor may not be more than eight hours per day 
1.11 	or more than 40 hours per week.

1.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.42, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.13 		Subd. 6.Prevailing wage rate. "Prevailing wage rate" means the hourly basic rate 
1.14 	of pay plus the contribution for health and welfare benefits, vacation benefits, pension 
1.15 	benefits, and any other economic benefit paid to the largest number of median hourly 
1.16 	compensation paid to workers engaged in the same class of labor within the area and 
1.17 	includes, for the purposes of section 177.44, rental rates for truck hire paid to those who 
1.18 	own and operate the truck. The median hourly compensation includes the hourly basic 
1.19 	rate plus the contribution for health and welfare benefits, vacation benefits, pension 
1.20 	benefits, and other economic benefits. The prevailing wage rate may not be less than a 
1.21 	reasonable and living wage.  

1.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.43, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.1 		Subdivision 1.Hours of labor. Any contract which provides for a project must 
2.2 	state that:
2.3 	(1) no laborer or mechanic employed directly on the project work site by the 
2.4 	contractor or any subcontractor, agent, or other person doing or contracting to do all or a 
2.5 	part of the work of the project, is permitted or required to work more hours than the 
2.6 	prevailing hours of labor unless paid for all hours in excess of the prevailing hours at a 
2.7 	rate of at least 1-1/2 times the hourly basic rate of pay;, provided that the rate is only paid 
2.8 	on hours actually worked in excess of 40 hours per week; and
2.9 	(2) a laborer or mechanic may not be paid a lesser rate of wages than the prevailing 
2.10 	wage rate in the same or most similar trade or occupation in the area.