Overview

This FREE webinar will offer attendees an overview of federal compensation requirements affecting government contractors, including allowability, reasonableness, pay equity, labor category alignment, DCAA audit expectations, and Department of Labor requirements. Compensation decisions can affect labor cost allowability, indirect rate support, contract pricing, employee classification, and audit outcomes, making it important for contractors to align compensation practices with both regulatory requirements and business operations. Using real-world audit issues and practical examples, we will walk through how contractors can develop compliant compensation plans, maintain documentation that withstands scrutiny, and avoid common pitfalls that may result in questioned costs or disallowed compensation.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this one-hour webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Explain FAR 31.205-6 requirements for allowable compensation.
  • Identify how DCAA evaluates compensation reasonableness and the contractor’s responsibility to establish and maintain supporting evidence.
  • Recognize common DCAA and DOL red flags, including lack of justification, missing policies, poor documentation, and inconsistent pay-setting practices.
  • Apply best practices for compensation plan development, pay philosophy, survey methodology, and labor category alignment.
  • Describe key Service Contract Act and Davis-Bacon Act requirements related to minimum wages, health and welfare, and labor classification.
  • Develop internal controls, documentation processes, and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) utilization strategies that strengthen audit readiness.

Program Content

During the webinar, our faculty will discuss the following topics:
  • What should be included in a compliant compensation plan.
  • How compensation planning supports compliance, consistency, audit readiness, and cost mitigation.
  • Alignment of labor categories with compensation planning.
  • Allowability and reasonableness of wages, bonuses, and benefits under FAR.
  • DCAA expectations for recruitment practices, employee qualifications, and personnel file documentation.
  • Benchmarking methodology, survey selection, and common errors in data interpretation.
  • How DCAA performs compensation reasonableness reviews and why documentation is critical.
  • Service Contract Act and Davis-Bacon Act compliance considerations.
  • DOL concerns, including Fair Labor Standards Act misclassification, pay equity, and state wage requirements.
  • Practical recommendations for internal controls, HRIS utilization, and audit-ready data organization.

About Redstone GCI

RGCI enables contractors doing business with the U.S. government to comply with the complex and challenging procurement regulatory provisions and contract requirements by providing superior cost, pricing, accounting, and contracts administration consulting expertise to clients expeditiously, efficiently, and within customer expectations. Our consulting expertise and experience is unparalleled in understanding unique challenges of government contractors, our operating procedures are crafted and monitored to ensure rock-solid compliance, and our company’s charter and implementing policies are designed to continuously meet needs of clients while fostering a long-term partnership with each client through pro-active communication with our clients.

For more information, contact:

training@RedstoneGCI.com
256-704-9811

Redstone Government Consulting, Inc.
501 Madison Street SE, Suite 100
Huntsville, AL  35801
Website: www.redstonegci.com