The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) increased Health & Welfare (H&W) rates on wage determinations effective June 23, 2022. The new fringe rate is in effect for a particular contract only after the contracting officer incorporates the new fringe rate into that specific contract. The contracting officer should incorporate the new fringe rate that is applicable on the anniversary date of a multiple-year contract or at the beginning of the next contract option period after June 23, 2022.
The new fringe rates are:
The less than five percent increase in the fringe rate for 2022 is in line with recent increases. The totals in aggregate fringe increases in almost five years is less than five percent. The 2022 fringe rate increase is a step in the right direction, but still less than the current rate of inflation.
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