Free Blank Rhode Island Certified Payroll (Form WH-347) (2026)

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Rhode Island rules that this document follows

State prevailing-wage law	Yes — Rhode Island requires the prevailing wage on public works financed by state or municipal funds above the statutory threshold.Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-13-1 et seq.
Certified payroll on state projects	Required — filed monthly to the awarding authority (and to the Department of Labor and Training within 10 days of a request). Certified weekly payrolls for the preceding month are submitted to the awarding authority on a monthly basis; awarding authorities, contractors and subcontractors must provide all payroll records to the Department of Labor and Training within 10 days of any request. On projects of $1,000,000 or more a daily log of workers must be available on site.Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-13-1 et seq.
State form or system	RI Certified Weekly Payroll formSource: R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-13-1 et seq.
Contract threshold	$1,000 in state or municipal funds.Source: U.S. DOL, Wage and Hour Division, Dollar Threshold Amounts for Contract Coverage Under State Prevailing Wage Laws (Jan. 1, 2023)
Federal WH-347 accepted	Yes — On federally funded Department of Transportation projects federal payroll forms may be substituted, but a Department of Labor and Training investigation requires resubmission on the RI Certified Weekly Payroll form for the entire project.Source: R.I. Dep't of Labor and Training, Prevailing Wage
Federal requirement	Contractors and subcontractors must submit weekly certified payrolls to the federal agency that is a party to the contract or, where the agency is not a party, to the applicant, sponsor, owner or other entity that maintains the records for transmission to the federal agency.Source: 29 C.F.R. § 5.5(a)(3)(ii)
Statement of compliance	Each weekly payroll must be accompanied by a signed Statement of Compliance — page 2 of Form WH-347 or any document with identical wording — executed by the contractor, subcontractor, or the authorized officer or employee who supervises the payment of wages, and signed with an original handwritten signature or a legally valid electronic signature.Source: 29 C.F.R. § 3.3(b)
Worker identification	The payroll submitted to the agency must not contain the worker's full social security number or home address; it shows an individual identifying number, such as the last four digits of the social security number.Source: 29 C.F.R. § 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(A); Form WH-347 instructions, column 1E
Overtime	On covered contracts, laborers and mechanics must be paid one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek.Source: 40 U.S.C. § 3702(a) (Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act)

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