B-187142: Dec 28, 1976

A company while under contract with GSA, violated two labor laws and underpaid two employees, who are now requesting payment from moneys withheld from the company under another contract, since no money was withheld from the previous contract. There was no legal authority, however, to make restitution from monies withheld from contracts other than the one under which the underpayment occurred...

B-187142: Dec 28, 1976

HELD THAT DAVIS-BACON ACT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF UNDERPAID WORKERS FROM FUNDS WITHHELD FROM CONTRACTS OTHER THAN THOSE UNDER WHICH UNDERPAYMENTS WERE FOUND TO BE DUE AND OUR OFFICE HAS APPLIED SAME PRINCIPLE TO CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT. IN THE PRESENT CASE NO FUNDS WERE WITHHELD FROM MONIES OWED THE ALEXCO COMPANY UNDER CONTRACT NO. WE HAVE HELD THAT THE GOVERNMENT CANNO...