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6) Who calculates the prevailing wage rates?

A.) The prevailing wage rates are "prevailing in the county in which the work is to be performed." (Introduction)

B.) Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Industrial Affairs (Introduction)

C.) The Department will enter usable data (from the summary ledgers) in the computer. If a majority (i.e., more than 50% of the workers reported in a particular category are paid at the same rate, that rate shall be the prevailing wage rate for the classification. (The Survey)

D.) In the absence of a majority, the computer will determine the average (mean) of the wages paid, weighted by the numbers of workers paid at each rate. (The Survey)

REFERENCES
1.) Delaware Prevailing Wage Regulations - State of Delaware Department of Labor:
* This information is presented in a Word document. It appears to be a book that is published by Delaware's Department of Labor.

2.) State of Delaware:
* This is information that was taken from the Official State of Delaware website. The information provided is divided by subject, and is stated as facts.