20 CFR § 688.600 - Are YouthBuild programs subject to the Davis-Bacon Act labor standards?

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title: "20 CFR § 688.600 - Are YouthBuild programs subject to the Davis-Bacon Act labor standards?"
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title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "688.600"
section_name: "Are YouthBuild programs subject to the Davis-Bacon Act labor standards?"
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "688"
part_name: "PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Secs. 171, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014)."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 56460, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 688.600 Are YouthBuild programs subject to the Davis-Bacon Act labor standards?

(a) YouthBuild programs and grantees are subject to Davis-Bacon labor standards requirements under the circumstances set forth in paragraph (b) of this section. In those instances where a grantee is subject to Davis-Bacon requirements, the grantee must follow applicable requirements in the Department's regulations at 29 CFR parts 1, 3, and 5, including the requirements contained in the Davis-Bacon contract provisions set forth in 29 CFR 5.5.

(b) YouthBuild participants are subject to Davis-Bacon Act labor standards when they perform Davis-Bacon-covered laborer or mechanic work, defined at 29 CFR 5.2(m), on Federal or Federally-assisted projects that are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act labor standards. The Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply to hours worked on the site of the work.

(c) YouthBuild participants who are not registered and participating in a training program approved by the ETA must be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the classification of work actually performed.