Construction wage data reporting
At a glance
- What: a request that the Boston Residents Jobs Policy reports include total wages, not only work hours, to show the financial impact on residents, people of color and women.
- Where it stands: Worrell repeated the request on October 15, 2026 (Docket No. 0218). Wage data is collected only for publicly funded prevailing-wage projects, since about November 2024; the ordinance does not require it for private projects. The office said it can prepare a public-project wage report.
- What to watch: whether wage data reaches the dashboard and whether private-project reporting can be required.
Details
- The portal asks for wage fields only on prevailing-wage projects; private projects enter demographics, address and hours.
- Jody was unsure whether the ordinance would prevent requiring it and promised to find out. A monitor spot-checks rate sheets for wage theft.
Sources
- 2026-10-15 - Labor, Workforce & Economic Development Committee (captioned recording; Docket No. 0218)
Discussion time
About 4 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 - Labor, Workforce & Economic Development Committee | 4 |
Log
- 2026-10-15 - Labor, Workforce & Economic Development Committee - Worrell asked to add wages and whether private projects can be required to report; Jody said wage data exists only for public prevailing-wage projects and a report can be prepared.