Which WH-347 version to use now, after the September 30, 2026 date in ALDOT's notice

The current version is the January 2025 revision

A West Virginia DOT copy of the current form is marked "Rev. January 2025," OMB No. 1235-0008, "Expires: 01/31/2028." DOL's WH-347 instructions page shows the same OMB number and expiry and prints no revision date. ALDOT's notice says the Wage and Hour Division released the revision on January 6, 2025, as a non-fillable PDF and an online fillable form.

Scope. The WH-347 is the report for work covered by the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts (29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(A)). A state-only prevailing wage job follows that state's own payroll rules, not this page; the state requirements table shows where each state's payroll goes. The September 30, 2026 date below comes from one state DOT's notice, so confirm it with the agency on your contract.

One gap matters here. ALDOT's notice lists a DOL news release at dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20251216-0 after its text. dol.gov refused the fetch, so the cutover date on this page rests on ALDOT's account, not on a DOL document read for this page.

Is the form itself required?

No. The signed certification is. 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(B) says the weekly information may be submitted on Optional Form WH-347 or in any other format. Each payroll must come with a Statement of Compliance signed by the contractor or subcontractor, or its agent who pays or supervises payment of the workers (paragraph (C)). Paragraph (D) says the certification on the reverse of the WH-347 satisfies this.

29 CFR 3.3(b) says the statement must be on the back of the WH-347 or on any form with identical wording, so a format you build needs that same wording.

ALDOT's notice allows an alternative format even as it requires the revised WH-347 from October 1, 2026: while the form itself is not mandatory, any alternative must fully capture all reporting elements of the revised WH-347.

The transition date, and what agencies say

ALDOT's notice attributes one cutover date to the Wage and Hour Division: September 30, 2026. The notice says both versions remain acceptable until then and that the revised WH-347 is required from October 1, 2026. The same date is the printed OMB expiry, "Expires 09/30/2026," on the Connecticut copy of the old layout. That is an expiry stamp, not a statement of what DOL requires.

Two dates appear. ALDOT's notice ends the transition September 30, 2026; the Iowa slide says 1/1/2026 and cites no source, and the sources read here do not reconcile them. Both have passed as of November 5, 2026. Ask the agency that holds your contract, in writing, which revision and format it wants. ALDOT's notice does not say whether payroll for weeks before October 1 that you submit later must use the revised form, so ask that too.

How to spot an outdated copy on an agency site

Agency sites post the form in several places. Four of these five copies are out of date; West Virginia's is current, shown for comparison.

What to check, in order:

1. The revision line and OMB expiry, top right. The current form says Rev. January 2025 and Expires: 01/31/2028.
2. The layout. The 2008 form has a withholding exemptions column and, on page 2, paragraph 4 with boxes (a), (b), and (c) and an exceptions table. The current copy has neither and numbers the worker columns 1A to 9.
3. Not the OMB number alone. The Georgia and Connecticut 2008-layout copies and the DC sheet print 1235-0008, the same number as the current form. Only the 2010 FDOT sheet prints a different one, 1215-0149.

How to check your copy before you send it

1. Get the form from the Wage and Hour Division website, which 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(B) names as the source. Section 3.3(b) also lets you take a copy from the contracting or sponsoring agency, so check any agency copy against the list above.
2. Find your agency's notice in the contract documents, and ask in writing if there is none. Compare any payroll software or template with the current form; the WH-347 guide lists the fields.
3. Have the contractor, or its agent who pays or supervises payment, sign page 2. See the signature question below. On HUD-funded work, read who signs the HUD Statement of Compliance.

What ALDOT's manual adds

ALDOT's Construction Manual 109 (updated 7/2025, before the 2026 notice) says forms AL-150 and AL-100 verify and certify compliance with federal labor laws. Both forms and the certified payrolls are prepared and submitted weekly by the prime contractor for each contract when subcontractors are performing work. AL-150 is not required to be submitted when the prime contractor performs all the work. The manual does not say what AL-100 or AL-150 contain, so ask your ALDOT project manager.

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