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What is NYC RCNY § 50-08?

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a. Contractors and subcontractors that are required to maintain a Contractor Certified Payroll Report pursuant to subparagraph (vi) of the Minimum Average Hourly Wage Act or to maintain payroll records in accordance with section 220 of the Labor Law pursuant to subparagraph (e) of paragraph (3) of section 485-x of the

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Effective: 10/26/2017Last amended: 4/2/2025

§ 50-08 Contractor Certified Payroll Report.

RCNY § 50-08

a. Contractors and subcontractors that are required to maintain a Contractor Certified Payroll Report pursuant to subparagraph (vi) of the Minimum Average Hourly Wage Act or to maintain payroll records in accordance with section 220 of the Labor Law pursuant to subparagraph (e) of paragraph (3) of section 485-x of the Real Property Tax Law shall use the form provided on the Comptroller's website at www.comptroller.nyc.gov/prevailingwage. These forms shall identify all Construction Workers employed by the contractor or subcontractor and set forth the dates for all hours worked, the hourly wage and benefit rates, and the weekly gross and net pay amounts for each such Construction Worker. The Contractor Certified Payroll Report pursuant to subparagraph (vi) of the Minimum Average Hourly Wage Act and the payroll records in accordance with section 220 of the Labor Law pursuant to subparagraph (e) of paragraph (3) of section 485-x of the Real Property Tax Law shall be accompanied by employee daily sign-in logs in the form provided on the Comptroller's website at www.comptroller.nyc.gov/prevailingwage, and shall identify all Construction Workers employed by the contractor or subcontractor, set forth the daily start and end times of work for each such Construction Worker, and include each such Construction Worker's original signature. b. Within 30 days of the Comptroller establishing an online system for Contractor Certified Payroll Report and payroll record submission, the records set forth in subdivision (a) of this section shall be submitted electronically in accordance with the instructions made available on the Comptroller's website. (Added City Record 9/26/2017, eff. 10/26/2017; amended City Record 2/11/2019, eff. 3/13/2019; amended City Record 3/3/2025, eff. 4/2/2025)

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