Enter, or click to select, the start or effective date for this record in the Wage Determination (WD) rate table. The program compares the timesheet date to this Effective Date to determine whether the record is accessed. If there are several records with effective dates with the same combination of key fields, the record with the Effective Date closest to the timesheet date and not later than the timesheet date is accessed.

The system format for date is MM/DD/YYYY.

Use this field to specify a project number, or the initial level of a project number. To designate a WD rate record for a specific project, enter, or click to select, that specific project number, a maximum of 30 characters, including the delimiters. The non-editable field to the right displays the project name for the project you entered.

Select this check box to apply the WD rate to lower levels of the project. You do not have to enter each level for a project; if there is one level of a project that has different rates that need to be applied, you can still enter the project number at that specific level.

Enter, or click to select, the labor location or local (code) to which this record applies. This is one of the key fields; different WD rate records can be established for different labor locations or locals. This is useful if your wage rates are determined by geographical location. The Labor Location/Local description displays in the field to the right.

Enter, or click to select, the general labor category (code) to which this record applies. This is one of the key fields; therefore, different records can be established for different general labor categories. This is useful if your wage rates are determined by labor category, which is normally the case for wage determination rates. The Labor Category description displays in the field to the right.

Enter, or click to select, the three-character alphanumeric code that represents the labor group or union code. This is one of the key fields; therefore, different wage determination rate records can be established for different labor groups or unions. This is useful if your wage rates are determined by labor groups or unions, which is normally the case for Union/Collective Bargaining Agreements. The Labor Group/Union description displays in the field to the right.

This numeric field displays the amount of pay per hour for this wage determination rate record. It relates to the fields defined above for the unique combination of Project, Labor Location/Local, Labor Category, and Labor Group/Union. The project, labor location/local, and labor category are part of the timesheet, and you can assign the labor group/union to each employee on the Manage Employee Salary Information screen. You can use the Rate per Hour to calculate the timesheet line labor cost, depending on your selection in the Usage Method group box.

Select this option to use the associated Rate per Hour in calculating the labor cost on the timesheet (for example, hours on the timesheet times the rate per hour from the override record).

Select this option to compare the hourly rate contained on the Manage Employee Salary Information screen for the employee (employee's rate) with the rate per hour in the override record. If the override record rate per hour is higher than the employee's rate, the override rate is used. If not, the employee's rate is used to calculate labor cost. The calculation is: hours on the timesheet times the greater of: 1) the override record rate per hour, or 2) the employee's rate.

Use this numeric field to specify a "fringe" amount per hour associated with this WD rate record. The amount specified is an amount per hour, in addition to the base rate above. You can use this fringe Amount per Hour to calculate the labor cost, depending on your selection in the Payment Method group box.

Select this option to use the fringe amount in the calculation of the associated labor cost. The system automatically generates a separate timesheet line to record this fringe amount, separate from the timesheet line recording the base labor cost. The settings on the Manage Wage Determination Fringe Charge Codes screen specify the codes for the timesheet line that is generated (project, account, pay type and organization to use).

Select this option to omit labor cost impact on the timesheet line. This means that the fringe amount is in this record only for analysis purposes.