Certified payroll guides
Plain-English guides to California certified payroll: the WH-347, the DIR eCPR system, the deadlines, the penalties, and how to stay out of trouble. Every regulatory claim links to the primary source.
- California Certified Payroll: The Complete Guide | WellStanding Who files, where it goes, when it is due, what it costs to get wrong.
- How to Fill Out Form WH-347, Step by Step The current form, field by field, plus who signs and why free generators fall short.
- The DIR eCPR System Explained: iForm vs XML Upload, and What Bounces | WellStanding iForm vs XML upload, the review and sign flow, and what bounces.
- LCPtracker vs DIR eCPR: Do You Need Both? | WellStanding The GC's portal and the state's filing are two different duties.
- Certified Payroll Penalty $100 per Day California DIR | WellStanding Every penalty track stacked into one worst-case number, precisely sourced.
- Behind on Certified Payroll California: What to Do | WellStanding The catch-up plan, in the order that protects your payment.
- Certified Payroll from QuickBooks: What It Does and Does Not Do in California | WellStanding What QuickBooks covers, what it cannot file, and the honest options.
- Prevailing Wage vs Certified Payroll: The Difference | WellStanding What you must pay vs how you prove it, and determinations explained.
- WH-347 vs eCPR: Federal and California Certified Payroll | WellStanding Federal form, state filing: which projects need which, and where they disagree.
- DAS 140 Filing Deadline and DAS 142 Explained | WellStanding The apprenticeship forms: what, when, and what skipping them costs.
- DIR eCPR XML Upload Errors: How to Fix Them | WellStanding The rules the DIR schema enforces, and the fixes.
- How to Submit Certified Payroll to DIR (eCPR): Step by Step | WellStanding The current portal, step by step, including the parts before and after the upload.
- Certified Payroll Records Request: The 10 Day Rule and What to Send | WellStanding Who can ask, what to send, what to redact, and the day by day plan.
- Certified Payroll Deadlines California: DIR Weekly Rule | WellStanding Every clock on a public works job, with the statute behind each one.
- GC Rejected Your Certified Payroll? Now What | WellStanding What a portal rejection means, the six steps to fix it, and why DIR is separate.
- DIR Public Works Contractor Registration: Fees, Renewal, and Lapse Penalties | WellStanding Fees, the June 30 cycle, the lapse penalties, and the eCPR link.
- WH-347 Example: A Completed Certified Payroll Form, Explained Block by Block | WellStanding A completed sample of the current form, block by block, with the California note.
- CAC Training Fund Contributions (CAC-2): Who Pays, How Much, and When | WellStanding Who pays the CAC, how much, by when, and how it shows on the payroll.
- California Labor Code 1776 Explained: Records, 10 Days, Forfeit | WellStanding The certified payroll records statute, subdivision by subdivision.
- How to Appeal a Certified Payroll Penalty in California | WellStanding The 60 day deadline, how to file, and the hearing timeline, sourced to the statute.
- Prevailing Wage Debarment in California: How It Happens | WellStanding The four triggers under Labor Code 1777.1, how long each lasts, and where to check the list.
- How Much Does Certified Payroll Cost? California Pricing | WellStanding What filing, software, and personal certification actually cost, side by side.
- Small Project Exemption From Certified Payroll in California | WellStanding The dollar lines that turn prevailing wage, registration, and eCPR filing on and off.
- How Long to Keep Certified Payroll Records in California | WellStanding The three year floor, why no single statute sets it, and when you need longer.
- Certified Payroll Noncompliance Letter: What to Do | WellStanding What the letter means, who sent it, and the cure rule that gets payment released.
- DIR eCPR Login Not Working? Modernized System Fixes | WellStanding Why your old login stopped working, and the fix for each symptom in DIR's modernized portal.
- Owner Operators and Certified Payroll in California | WellStanding The net labor cost formula for owners who draw no hourly wage, worked with real numbers.
- Certified Payroll for Sole Proprietors With No Employees | WellStanding You still register and file, even as a one person crew. Here is how to report your own pay.
- Federal vs State Certified Payroll in California | WellStanding Two separate laws, two sets of rates and forms. What triggers each, and which wins when they differ.
- Certified Payroll Worker Classification in California | WellStanding Splitting hours across trades correctly, with the primary sources behind it.
- Overtime, Shift, and Holiday Pay Under Prevailing Wage The statute sets the floor. The wage determination sets the real numbers for your craft.
- Notice of Withholding of Contract Payments, Explained | WellStanding What the notice says, the 60 day clock, and the liquidated damages track most people miss.
- Certified Payroll Fringe Benefit Statement Example | WellStanding How to turn a monthly plan cost into an hourly credit, with a worked example.
- DIR Compliance Monitoring Unit Audit Letter: What to Do | WellStanding What the unit checks, the 30 day window, and what a worker interview audit looks like.
- Subcontractor Flow-Down Clauses and Certified Payroll What Labor Code 1775(b) puts in your subcontract, and what does not flow down.
- Prevailing Wage Recordkeeping: Audit-Ready Checklist | WellStanding Every record to keep, the rule behind it, and how long to hold it.
- School District Labor Compliance Program in California | WellStanding What the LCP label on a district's bid documents actually changes, and what it does not.
- Is DIR Registration Required on Federal-Funded Projects? | WellStanding The test is who controls the job, not who pays for it. Three scenarios and a checklist.
- PWC-100 Form: California Public Works Project Registration | WellStanding What it is, who files it, the 30 day deadline, and why a missing one blocks your eCPR.
- No Work Performed Certified Payroll Week Statement | WellStanding When no work happens, file a Statement of Non-Performance, not a zero-hour payroll.
- How to Amend a Certified Payroll Report in California There is no edit button. Here is the resubmission process DIR actually uses, and why speed still matters.
- Form A-1-131: Public Works Payroll Reporting Form | WellStanding DIR's paper certified payroll form, field by field, and when it still applies.
- Is a General Contractor Liable for a Sub's Wage Violation? | WellStanding What Labor Code 1775(b) requires of your GC, and when its liability shield fails.
- California Prevailing Wage Per Diem and Subsistence Pay | WellStanding Per diem wages is the whole daily rate. Travel and subsistence are two pieces of it, and only some crafts get them.
- Does Prevailing Wage Apply to Maintenance and Repair Work? | WellStanding What counts as maintenance, what counts as repair, and what each rule excludes.
- Payment Bond Claims and Missing Certified Payroll | WellStanding Does missing certified payroll block a bond claim, or just slow down getting paid.
- CDBG Certified Payroll in California: HUD Requirements | WellStanding HUD's Davis-Bacon rule and California's eCPR, both explained for CDBG jobs.
- Skilled and Trained Workforce Requirement in California | WellStanding When California law requires an apprentice-heavy crew, and what happens if you fall short.
- IRA Prevailing Wage Rules for California Subcontractors A federal tax rule layered on top of clean energy jobs, not the same thing as California's own prevailing wage law.
- Fringe Benefits: Davis-Bacon vs. California Prevailing Wage | WellStanding Davis-Bacon lets cash trade for benefits below the base rate. California will not let you touch it.
- Free Certified Payroll Software: What It Can't Do | WellStanding What Payroll4Free, ExcelPayroll, and TimeTrex actually cover, and where the free options stop.