Opinion ID: 596464
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Tribe's Payroll Practices (Bacon-Davis Act)

Text: 42 Aetna argues that the Tribe was not a subcontractor because it did not pay wages pursuant to the Bacon-Davis Act, which governs the salary of subcontractors' employees on federal projects. 43 The only evidence of the Tribe's payroll practices is contained in the affidavit of James L. Combs, vice president of JWJ Contracting Company, a subcontractor that later assumed Ed Waln's contract and finished the Point of Pines Road Project. Mr. Combs stated he had personal knowledge that: The Tribe did not comply with the Davis-Bacon Act which covers contractors and subcontractors performing work on a Federal Government project. At no time did the Tribe submit certified payrolls to the government to show compliance with Davis-Bacon. 44 This evidence is inadmissible under Fed.R.Evid. 602 and Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(e) for failure to establish Mr. Combs' personal knowledge as to what payroll documents the Tribe submitted to the Government. Therefore, there is no evidence in the record to support Aetna's allegations. 45