Every Chinese character is pronounced as one syllable. A two character word will be two syllables. Most of the characters in Chinese have just one pronunciation, but there are a few that make life difficult. In this post, Iâm going to cover all the common characters that can be pronounced different ways.
For a small, new company, the prevailing wage requirements and administrative costs of the Davis-Bacon Act had a particularly devastating effect on the ability to successfully compete for federal contracts. The Act required that Dash pay his workers almost $19 an hour, regardless of their experience or skill levels.
Effects of the Davis-Bacon Act. The Davis-Bacon Act imposes tremendous economic and social costsâat least $1 billion in extra federal construction costs and $100 million in administrative expenses each year. Industry compliance costs total nearly $190 million per year.