Glossary
Certified Payroll & Prevailing Wage Glossary: 24 Key Terms Defined
Definitions for 24 certified payroll and prevailing wage terms across 6 categories: law, wage rates, forms, roles, overtime rules, and failure modes.
This glossary defines 24 essential terms in certified payroll and prevailing-wage compliance, organized into six sections: Foundational Law and Jurisdiction, Wage Determinations, Certified Payroll Forms and Reporting, Roles and Actors, Overtime and Pay Rules, and Compliance Failure Modes. Compiled by EasyClocking by WorkEasy Software, it serves as the vocabulary reference for public-works contractors, payroll administrators and project managers producing audit-ready certified payroll reports under Davis-Bacon, California DIR and related prevailing-wage regimes.
Foundational Law and Jurisdiction
Establishes the legal framework terms contractors must understand before any reporting begins. These laws and jurisdictions define when certified payroll obligations apply.