Article Date: 12/17/2008

EDITOR'S NOTES | Issue 5-48

The idea of paying a prevailing wage first emerged in the late 19th century. Originally meant to control the number of hours worked in a day, allow for overtime pay and legislate child labor requirements, the idea of prevailing wages surged in the 1930s as government-sponsored construction projects accounted for more ... Log in to view the full text.

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