EBacon

You hired an apprentice.
You put them on a prevailing wage job.
You're paying them the apprentice rate.

So far, so good 👍

But here's the part that gets missed:
Every apprenticeship program has a ratio — a maximum number of apprentices per journeyman on the job.

Exceed that ratio, even by one person for one day, and every "apprentice" over the limit gets reclassified as a journeyman.

At the journeyman rate.
For every hour they were over the limit.

Now multiply that across a few pay periods and you've got back wages, fringe recalculations, and a certified payroll that doesn't match reality.

The worst part?
The ratios aren't universal.
They change by trade, by state, by program.
There's no single chart to memorize.

We broke down what you actually need to know here 👇
https://na2.hubs.ly/H05kcxL0

The lowest bid doesn’t win anymore.

The lowest *risk* does.

Owners and GCs are paying closer attention to:
• Wage compliance
• Worker classification
• Documentation accuracy

Because one mistake doesn’t just cost money — it delays projects, creates liability, and damages trust.

That’s why the smartest contractors are shifting their mindset:
Compliance isn’t a back-office task.
It’s part of your go-to-market strategy.

If you can prove you’re low-risk:
You don’t just compete on price — you compete on certainty.

And in today’s market, certainty wins.

Contractors have been stuck managing compliance and cash flow in separate systems for too long.

We’ve partnered with ProNovos to change that.

➡️ Certified payroll compliance + real-time financial visibility in one place

By combining eBacon’s prevailing wage and certified payroll expertise with ProNovos’ financial intelligence platform, contractors gain a clearer view of labor costs, project performance, and cash flow without the manual reconciliation.

The result is a clearer, faster path from work completed → money received.

“Contractors get a more complete picture of where their money is going and more control over when it arrives.” — John O’Bryan, ProNovos

This is about giving contractors both compliance confidence and financial control in one place.

Learn more about the partnership: https://na2.hubs.ly/H04VRvj0