Thursday, October 3, 2024

Learn How to Use and Navigate the System, and Receive Assistance, Through How-To Guides and Upcoming Zoom Workshops

Content Courtesy of CA DIR

Content courtesy of: CA DIR

We are pleased to inform you that in June, the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) launched the modernized Public Works website services, introducing a new unified system that replaced the PWC-100, PWCR, and eCPR applications.

As part of our ongoing commitment to improving the new solution, we have recently made significant enhancements to the system. These updates have resolved several pending account and association requests, allowing users who had encountered registration issues to move forward in the system.

We also have posted a series of LIVE WORKSHOPS where you can join through Zoom and receive assistance. To register, RSVP here. Space is limited but there are several dates to select. Events are listed at the bottom of this page.

We appreciate your continued patience and support as we work diligently to enhance the user experience and functionality of the new system.

Additionally, we would like to share a summary of the system updates that have been implemented to address various issues:

1. Awarding Bodies: If you have multiple projects with the same or substantially similar names such as "maintenance", we recommend that you register the project, and revise the project name by adding the DIRPROJECT ID in front of the name. For example, "20241234 - Maintenance". Contractors will then be better equipped to search and find your projects to add to their dashboard.
2. Manual eCPR and Classifications Updates: Added crafts and classifications include Electrician, Glazier, Painter, Sheet Metal Worker, Carpenter, Plasterer, Roofer, Tile Finisher, and more.
3. eCPR Employee Notes Section Updates: The Employee Notes section now allows up to 500 characters, an increase from the previous 49-character limit. This field should be used to itemize additional deductions or contributions not covered by other eCPR fields, such as manual calculations for garnishments or 401k contributions.
4. eCPR Proof of Submission Report: Click into your project on your dashboard and a screen print of the eCPR dashboard now provides information substantially similar to the previous proof of submission report.
5. New Values for Manual eCPR Submission: The values listed below must be reported in hourly increments -- Fund/Admin, Savings, and Dues. The following values should be added as lumps ums per payroll period: Federal Tax, FICA, State Tax, and SDI. Note for XML users: These fields have existed in the XML schema prior to implementation of the new system. The information above serves as a reminder which are to be hourly and which are to be lump sums.
6. New Fields Added to eCPR Exported PDF: Gross wages for all projects included in this check, gross wages for this project, and net wages for all projects.
7. Deductions (Per Payroll) Section: The "Total (incl. other)" field is now modifiable. If you have deductions other than the four listed, manually calculate them into the "Total (incl. other)" box and adjust the "Gross Wages for All Projects" box accordingly. These additional amounts should also be noted in the "Employee Notes" section.
8. Trailing Decimal Places Removed: Trailing decimal places on eCPR total amount fields have been removed for accuracy.
9. Help Text Added: Additional text has been added to various sections of the user dashboard, including the deducations and XML upload sections, to assist users.

We remain committed to further enhancing the system and welcome your feedback as we continue this journey. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

There are a number of guides that can be of utility and they are found here.

If you have any further questions, please submit here.