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Stop Overpaying: Mastering Annualization & Fringe Benefits – A Davis Bacon/Prevailing Wage HOT TOPIC SEMINAR SERIES
March 18, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
FreeSession 1: Stop Overpaying: Mastering Annualization & Fringe Benefits
Manheim Office
135 Shellyland Road
Manheim, PA 17545
Join us for this essential seminar series on the latest updates to the Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA), completely free of charge. Contractors will receive valuable insights to ensure compliance and avoid costly errors. The seminar will be conducted in-person exclusively for ABC Members.
Session 1: Stop Overpaying: Mastering Annualization & Fringe Benefits will cover the latest updates to the Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBFR), including:
- Building a Strong Fringe Benefit Plan
Avoid overpaying by structuring benefits effectively for both your business and employees. - Managing Employee Benefit Variations
Address different coverage scenarios: company insurance vs. opt-out, employee-only vs. family plans, and new hires with varying PTO and benefits. - Mastering Annualization
Understand annualization audits, spot common mistakes, and ensure compliance to prevent costly penalties. - Enforcement & Best Practices
Stay ahead of prevailing wage regulations with proactive compliance strategies.
Essential for contractors to stay compliant and avoid costly errors.
Register for the upcoming sessions in this series:
Session 2:
April 8 – Wage Classifications Uncovered: Stay Compliant & Competitive
Session 3:
April 29 –Davis-Bacon Fringe Benefits: Retirement, Self-Funded Medical & Unfunded Plans
Presenters:
Michael Greenfield
Attorney, Blank Rome
Michael concentrates his practice in labor and employment law, providing both counseling and litigation services. He handles all traditional labor law matters, including union avoidance, election petitions and campaigns, collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration proceedings, unfair labor practice charges, and hearings before the National Labor Relations Board. Michael also defends and counsel’s businesses through all manner of employment issues including discrimination and retaliation claims, wage and hour disputes and compliance with government regulations.

Gale McLean, PHR, SHRM-CP
President, Contractor Benefits Group LLC
Gale McLean founded Contractor Benefits Group, LLC after seeing a need for fringe benefit options in the region. Gale has 30 years of experience in the construction industry, having functioned in the areas of finance and human resources. She has been active on the ABC Keystone chapter’s Education Committee for many years, facilitates several HR Peer Groups, and is a frequent speaker on the subject of prevailing wage compliance.

Tom Santa Barbara, AIF, CPFA
Senior Vice President, Direct Advisors, a division of
HUB Retirement and Wealth Management
Tom started his career over 40 years ago in the insurance and employee benefit business that took him from Boston to California and finally back home to the Albany, NY area. In 1999, Tom purchased a third party administration business that provided bona fide benefit plans to merit-shop construction companies subject to prevailing wage regulations. He turned that business into Direct Advisors, LLC.
Registration Date: Seven days prior to the session date
Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel for any reason, please contact us immediately.
- Cancellations received less than 7 days before the start of the class cannot be refunded; substitutions are permitted.
Disclaimer: Networking and Hot Topic event registration and sponsorships are exclusively available to ABC Keystone members. If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact Mike Bachman at mike@abckeystone.org.
