Davis Bacon Act

[Brilliant]

would any one know?

if a grantee/subgrantee hires an individal who is "Self-Employed" (not a sole proprietor)to do work, is the grantee/subgrantee exempt from DBA(Davis Bacon Act) and there is no reqierment for certified payrolls, or is he still subjact to Davis Bacon Act rules?
help and reference is appriciated.

[Koss]

Prevailing Wage Law

Someone who is self-employed IS a sole proprietor under federal tax law.

But Davis-Bacon is not federal tax law. It is something else. And I think I understand your question.

Davis-Bacon IS applicable to independent contractors. The fact that they are not employees under federal tax law does not mean that they are exempt from Davis-Bacon.

There is an exception for independent contractors who are business owners, and I think that's what you meant when you said that they are "self-employed" but not "sole proprietors."

Check out this handbook published by the US Department of Energy. It is a general discussion of the Davis-Bacon act that is not limited to contracts awarded by DOE.

See page 19 for a discussion of self-employed subcontractors.

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/pdfs/doe_dba_desk_guide.pdf

BMK