Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) — Question 12

You are the Senior HR Professional for your organization and you're leading a workshop on HR practices for your department. Your first topic is the Davis Bacon
Act. What did the Davis Bacon Act accomplish?

Answer options

• A. It established the minimum retirement age of 65.
• B. It established the minimum working age to be 15.
• C. It was the first legislation to regulate minimum wages.
• D. It abolished the requirements for workers to be forced to retire.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because the Davis Bacon Act was indeed the first federal law to mandate the payment of prevailing wages on public works projects, thereby regulating minimum wages. Options A, B, and D are incorrect as they pertain to retirement age and working age regulations, which are not related to the Davis Bacon Act.