DIR's prevailing wage determinations on public works are issued by craft and locality and are generally updated:
a.Once every five years
b.Only when the legislature amends the Labor Code
c.Semi-annually (twice each year)
d.Daily, based on union dispatch rates
Explanation
Under Labor Code §1773, the Director of Industrial Relations determines per-craft, per-county prevailing wage rates and publishes general determinations on a semi-annual schedule (typically February 22 and August 22 each year), with special determinations as needed.
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