Store and manage rates
Save time on data entry and easily access all your reports.
Points North & Raken Software Integration
› Collect accurate time cards
Capture and edit time cards for crews and individuals straight from the field.
› Streamline workflows
Import data directly into the Certified Payroll Reporting® system from Points North.
› Generate certified payroll reports
Create certified payroll reports for federal, state, and municipal formats.
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About Points North
Certified Payroll Reporting by Points North is the solution of choice for any contractor or construction company working with prevailing wages. Their full-service compliance solution automates the production of certified reports.
Custom calculations
Increase report accuracy and perform custom calculations.
Faster payroll and reports
Import hours from Raken, and output data for payroll and accounting.
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Points North + Raken FAQs
All federal and federally-aided construction contracts and subcontracts are obliged to submit weekly payrolls. (This is applicable to State and Municipal governments as well.) It reports employee information and has been made available for the convenience and documentation of contractors and subcontractors. In order to satisfy the requirements of Regulations, Part 3 and 5 (29 C.F.R Subtitle A), it is important that Form WH-347 is filled.
Certified Payroll is a form where information has to be provided about the prevailing wage and fringe benefits being paid to the workers. This form is provided to the governmental entities and is a reporting tool to ensure compliance.
A certified payroll has to be submitted weekly to the respective agencies who are managing a government contract. The form is supposed to provide information on all employees involved in the project, their wages, benefits, hours of service, and the type of work being done by them. The form is also supposed to include withholdings, gross wages, and a statement of compliance.
Under the new Public Service Contract Act regarding the discharging of Fringe benefits obligations, employers can decrease the minimum wage of a worker as long as he/she is given fringe benefits that equal the total wage rate that is mandated by law. The path to reaching the minimum wage rate required may be, fringe benefits and cash or minimum wage rate in cash and a small portion of fringe benefits. This choice is up to the employer or according to employee choice.
Prevailing wage laws state that when contractors or subcontractors are hiring workers for public jobs, they should pay them at least as much as the local, prevailing wage rate. It acts as a minimum constraint for construction workers working in any geographical area.
Prevailing wage laws prevent labor exploitation and ensure that they are not underpaid. It aims to ensure that there is no discrimination between local and non-local labor, hence concluding that the minimum cost of labor will remain the same.
The Davis-Bacon Act was passed to define the prevailing wage requirements for federal projects. It is applicable on all the 50 states as they all have federal construction projects taking place in the state. However, not every state government-owned construction project requires a prevailing wage. Hence, Little Davis-Bacon Acts were also passed later for most states. As of now, 32 states currently have written prevailing wage laws.
If you win a contract for building something for the government then you must submit a certified payroll report every week to the project’s general contractor. If you aren’t submitting this report then you will not be complying with the Davis Bacon Act. For not submitting a certified payroll report you can be prosecuted even if you are paying your employees the prevailing wage. Hence, it is very important for you to understand what you need to submit and this varies for every state. Read here to learn how to create a Certified Payroll Report.