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Before you sign the Statement of Compliance: a one-page checklist

The 26 checks a reviewer runs on a WH-347, in the order to run them yourself. About a minute per worker. Print it and keep it by the signature line.

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Every item below is a reason certified payrolls get returned. Run the list on the payroll, not from memory, before the Statement of Compliance is signed.

Header

  • Business name matches the subcontract; contractor or subcontractor box checked
  • Payroll number is the next in sequence; the "Submission of final" box checked on the last week only
  • Week ending date is the last day of the regular payroll week
  • Project name, location (city, county, state), and contract number match the contract

Every worker row

  • Same spelling of the name and the same identifying number as last week
  • No full Social Security number, home address, phone number or email address for any worker on the form29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(B)
  • Column 2 is J, or RA with the period; every RA has a program listed in box 4
  • Classification is written as the wage determination writes it, including group or zone
  • A worker who did 2 kinds of work has 2 rows with the same entry number

Hours and overtime

  • Straight time hours across the week total 40 or less
  • Every hour past 40 in the workweek is on the overtime line, counting hours on other jobs
  • Daily hours match the timecards or daily logs

Rates

  • Basic rate (6A top) is at least the determination's basic rate for the classification
  • Overtime rate (6A bottom) is exactly 1.5 × the basic rate; fringe not included29 CFR 5.32
  • Apprentice rate is the program percentage × the journeyworker rate on the determination
  • Basic rate + plan credit + cash fringe is at least the determination's basic + fringe

Fringe

  • 6B = total hours × hourly plan credit; 6C = total hours × hourly cash fringe
  • Fringe is paid on overtime hours too, at the plain hourly amount
  • Every plan credited in 6B is listed in the plan table under box 5 on page 2

Gross, deductions, net

  • 7A = ST hours × ST rate + OT hours × OT rate + 6C, to the cent
  • 7B is the worker's full gross for the week when they had other work; otherwise equals 7A
  • Every "other" deduction is named in the remarks and is permitted under 29 CFR part 3
  • Net (9) = 7B minus all deductions, and matches the paycheck

Page 2

  • Boxes 1, 2, 3, and 6 checked; box 4 if any apprentice; box 5 if fringe credit is claimed for plan contributions
  • Signed by the person who pays or supervises payroll, with title, with a real signatureInk or a legally valid electronic signature; a pasted signature image alone may not be accepted by your prime
  • Dated on or after the last day of the week

Sources

  1. 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3), payrolls and basic records
  2. 29 CFR 5.32, overtime payments
  3. Instructions for completing Form WH-347

CertifiedHours runs this list on every payroll for you.

The checks happen as you type the hours, and the WH-347 prints itself. Free for one payroll a month.

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Checked against the regulations 2026-09-07. Not legal advice; your contract and the wage determination control.