ClearWage WH-347 (OMB 1235-0008 · Mandatory Oct 1, 2026)

Deterministic U.S. DOL Revised Form WH-347 Certified Payroll Compliance Auditor, DBRA/CWHSSA Overtime Calculator & Pixel-Aligned Official PDF Compiler (Browser + CLI + MCP Server).

Why ClearWage WH-347 Exists

On September 30, 2026, legacy pre-2025 Form WH-347 templates officially expired. Beginning October 1, 2026, federal Contracting Officers, municipal sponsors, and prime contractors mandate the Revised January 2025 Form WH-347 (OMB Control No. 1235-0008, Exp. 01/31/2028).

Two acute pain points hit subcontractors, bookkeepers, and AI accounting agents immediately:

1. The official DOL wh347.pdf has zero interactive AcroForm fields — it is a flat 792 × 612 pt vector graphic.

2. Nine new statutory traps trigger progress-payment holdbacks, including the mandatory SAM.gov Wage Determination No. header, strict separation of Col 6A (base cash rate excluding cash fringes), Col 6B (weekly bona fide plan credit $), and Col 6C (weekly cash-in-lieu $), Split-Classification Col 1A Entry No. deduplication of Cols 7B/8/9, Page 2 Box 4 "N/A" rule, and Page 2 6-Plan × 8-Worker Hourly Credit Matrix.

Related MCP server: TARA

Live Browser App (100% Local — Zero Payroll Data Leaves Your Device)

👉 Launch Free Validator & Official DOL PDF Compiler: https://zchryst.github.io/clearwage-wh347/

• 26-Rule Deterministic Statutory Audit (WH347-001 through WH347-026) with 29 CFR Parts 3 & 5 and 40 U.S.C. § 3702 (CWHSSA) citations, exact back-wage restitution math, and $32/day CWHSSA liquidated damages alerts.

• Pixel-Exact Official DOL PDF Generation in-browser (pdf-lib) or via Python (pymupdf), including automatic Page 3 Copeland Act (29 CFR § 3.5) Itemized Deductions & Continuation Addenda.

• Free 5-Worker Macro-Free Starter .xlsx & 50-Worker Pro Contractor Excel Suite (runs on Windows Excel, Mac Excel, Excel Web & Google Sheets with zero blocked .xlsm VBA macros).

Python CLI Quickstart

pip install git+https://github.com/zchryst/clearwage-wh347.git

# 1. Run the 26-rule statutory audit on the built-in 6-trap rejection sample:
clearwage audit demo-traps

# 2. Audit a clean multi-classification + registered apprentice payroll:
clearwage audit demo-clean

# 3. Compile a pixel-aligned 3-page Official DOL WH-347 PDF packet:
clearwage render-pdf demo-clean -o WH347_Signed_Packet.pdf

# 4. Audit & compile your own JSON payroll export:
clearwage audit my_payroll_week4.json
clearwage render-pdf my_payroll_week4.json -o WH347_Week4.pdf

Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Claude, Cursor & Bookkeeping Agents

LLMs hallucinate Davis-Bacon half-time overtime premiums (29 CFR § 5.32) and cannot natively overlay flat government PDFs. Connect clearwage-mcp to give any MCP-compatible agent cent-exact certified payroll tools:

Tools Exposed

claude_desktop_config.json / .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clearwage-wh347": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/zchryst/clearwage-wh347.git",
        "clearwage-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Statutory Rule Coverage (WH347-001 – WH347-026)

• WH347-001 – WH347-006: Prime/Subcontractor role, sequential payroll numbering, mandatory SAM.gov Wage Determination No., County/State location, Certifying Official Name/Title, and new Page 2 Phone/Email blocks.

• WH347-007 – WH347-010: 29 CFR § 5.5(a)(3)(ii) 9-digit SSN privacy blocker, split-classification shared Col 1A Worker Entry No. invariant, and single-row Col 7B/8/9 rollup.

• WH347-011 – WH347-013 & WH347-020: Journeyworker (J) vs. Registered Apprentice (RA) progression validation, OA/SAA Page 2 Box 4 registration verification, mandatory "N/A" rule when 0 apprentices worked, and on-site RA:J ratio enforcement.

• WH347-014 – WH347-019: Col 6A cash-fringe contamination blocker, SF-1444 unlisted classification check, prevailing ST + fringe shortfall restitution, 29 CFR § 5.32 DBRA/FLSA overtime floor, and CWHSSA >40 weekly hour cross-classification check ($32/day liquidated damages).

• WH347-021 – WH347-026: Unfunded plan prior written DOL approval (29 CFR § 5.28), Col 7B vs. Col 7A reconciliation, Copeland Anti-Kickback Act (29 CFR §§ 3.5–3.6) deduction itemization, Col 9 Net Pay tie-out, and automatic Addendum generation.

Disclaimer

ClearWage WH-347 provides deterministic calculation and document-compilation software implementing published U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division instructions (OMB Control No. 1235-0008, 29 CFR Parts 3 & 5, 40 U.S.C. §§ 3141–3148, 40 U.S.C. §§ 3701–3708). It does not constitute legal advice and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Labor.