Under current Labor Code §1776 procedures, how must contractors on most California public works projects submit their certified payroll records to the Labor Commissioner?
Explanation
Labor Code §1771.4(a)(3) requires each contractor and subcontractor on a monitored project to furnish the §1776 records directly to the Labor Commissioner, in an electronic format in the manner prescribed on the department's website, at least once every 30 days while work continues and once more within 30 days of the last day worked. Certified mail reaches the right office in the wrong form. Paper to the awarding body is the common error: the awarding body still receives records on request under §1776(b), but that does not satisfy the §1771.4 duty. Fax is not a prescribed format at all.
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