Common use of Employee Benefits and Wage Reporting Requirements Clause in Contracts

Employee Benefits and Wage Reporting Requirements. Effective July 1, 2003, Government Code Section 19134 was amended, to require contracts for janitorial, housekeeping services, custodians, food service workers, laundry workers, window cleaners, and security guards (“covered services”) to include provisions for employee wages to be no less than 85% of the value of wages and benefits provided to state employees for performing similar duties. Contractor must pay no less than the following:  2011 Custodian Hourly Rate: $12.41  2011 Custodian Blended Benefit Rate: $11.12 Also, applicable to subcontractors providing these services in state-leased facilities where the facility is at least 50,000 square feet in area and the state leases all of the occupied floor space, of the facility. “Employee benefits” means either 1) health, dental, vision, holiday pay, vacation, and retirement (either through a purchased plan or self insurance); 2) cash-in-lieu payments; or 3) a combination of actual benefits and cash-in-lieu payments.