The Department of Labor issued a memorandum that increased the Health and Welfare Fringe Benefit (H&W) back in July. For any contracts issued after August 1, 2017 that are subject to the Service Contract Act (SCA), you need to be aware of the increased rates.  The two notable increases are:

SCA H&W Rate: $4.41 per hour

SCA H&W Rate for employees performing under contracts covered by E.O. 13706 (“Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors”) : $4.13 per hour