McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965
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The McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 is a U.S. federal law that requires contractors and subcontractors performing services on prime contracts with the federal government to pay service employees prevailing wages and fringe benefits as determined by the Department of Labor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act | 2 |
| McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11484634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 Context triple: [Service Contract Act, fullName, McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965]
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A.
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act is a U.S. federal law that sets labor standards, including minimum wages, maximum hours, and safety requirements, for workers employed on government supply contracts.
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B.
Humphrey–Hawkins Act
The Humphrey–Hawkins Act is a 1978 U.S. federal law that set explicit national goals for full employment, price stability, and economic growth, and established regular reporting requirements for the Federal Reserve and the President on economic policy.
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C.
Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
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D.
Esch–Cummins Act
The Esch–Cummins Act was a 1920 U.S. federal law that returned railroads from government control to private operation while strengthening federal regulation and promoting industry consolidation.
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E.
McAteer-Petris Act
The McAteer-Petris Act is a California state law enacted in the 1960s to protect and regulate development around San Francisco Bay, leading to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 Target entity description: The McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 is a U.S. federal law that requires contractors and subcontractors performing services on prime contracts with the federal government to pay service employees prevailing wages and fringe benefits as determined by the Department of Labor.
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A.
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act is a U.S. federal law that sets labor standards, including minimum wages, maximum hours, and safety requirements, for workers employed on government supply contracts.
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B.
Humphrey–Hawkins Act
The Humphrey–Hawkins Act is a 1978 U.S. federal law that set explicit national goals for full employment, price stability, and economic growth, and established regular reporting requirements for the Federal Reserve and the President on economic policy.
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C.
Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
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D.
Esch–Cummins Act
The Esch–Cummins Act was a 1920 U.S. federal law that returned railroads from government control to private operation while strengthening federal regulation and promoting industry consolidation.
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E.
McAteer-Petris Act
The McAteer-Petris Act is a California state law enacted in the 1960s to protect and regulate development around San Francisco Bay, leading to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
labor law ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SCA ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Department of Labor ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
contractors performing services on covered federal prime contracts
ⓘ
prime contracts with the U.S. federal government for services ⓘ subcontractors performing services on covered federal prime contracts ⓘ |
| authority | authorizes the Secretary of Labor to issue wage determinations ⓘ |
| basisFor | Service Contract Labor Standards regulations ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 41 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| complianceMechanism | contract clauses requiring payment of specified wages and benefits ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| covers | service employees working on covered federal service contracts ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1965 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division ⓘ |
| excludes | certain contracts exempted by statute or regulation ⓘ |
| focusesOn | service contracts rather than construction contracts ⓘ |
| goal | to prevent wage undercutting on federal service contracts ⓘ |
| legalArea |
employment law
ⓘ
government contracts law ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Representative James G. O’Hara
ⓘ
Senator Pat McNamara ⓘ |
| nonComplianceConsequence |
contract termination for default
ⓘ
debarment from future federal contracts ⓘ withholding of contract payments ⓘ |
| protects | service workers employed under federal service contracts ⓘ |
| purpose | to ensure service employees on federal service contracts receive prevailing wages and benefits ⓘ |
| regulates |
fringe benefit standards on federal service contracts
ⓘ
wage standards on federal service contracts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Davis–Bacon Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
Fair Labor Standards Act ⓘ |
| requires |
payment of fringe benefits to service employees on covered federal contracts
ⓘ
payment of prevailing wages to service employees on covered federal contracts ⓘ |
| scope | service contracts entered into by the United States and the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| sector | federal government contracting ⓘ |
| shortName | Service Contract Act ⓘ |
| uses | wage determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 Description of subject: The McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 is a U.S. federal law that requires contractors and subcontractors performing services on prime contracts with the federal government to pay service employees prevailing wages and fringe benefits as determined by the Department of Labor.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965
linked to: McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965