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:: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 ::
Public contracts now require per diem By Claire Chandler, Alaska Journal of Commerce
In lieu of room and board, contractors may pay their employees a $75 per diem, with the exception of some of the most remote areas in Alaska.
In the most remote areas, contractors must provide meals and lodging through commercial facilities - if there are any - or set up camps for their workers. West of Livengood on the Elliot Highway and east of Chicken on the Top of the World Highway are among some of the most remote areas where paying a per diem in lieu of a camp is not allowed.
The new requirement will improve living conditions for some workers, according to Mike Gallagher, business manager of the local laborers' union. Gallagher recalled some publicly funded construction projects where workers slept in tents and motor homes, without access to facilities. 'We just feel that it was inappropriate,' he said.------------------------------------------- posted 5:26 AM :: reference link ::
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