Case Study
From Manic Tuesdays to One-Click Reporting: How Hensley's Paving Fixed Its Certified Payroll Nightmare
The Challenge
Rebecca Hensley managed certified payroll by hand, building every report and then re-entering it on the state DIR website. As the company grew, weekly reports climbed from five to as many as 25. Paper timecards meant Mondays and Tuesdays were lost chasing down hours before payroll could even start, turning a one-day task into a week-long grind.
Uncertainty around prevailing wage rates also forced the team to pad bids to stay safe from mid-job wage changes, all while running on Construction Partner, an accounting system most payroll providers could not support.
The eBacon Solution
eBacon provided:
- Certified Payroll & Compliance: automated reporting built to integrate with the Construction Partner accounting system Hensley's had relied on for 37 years.
- Time & Attendance: field employees clock in through the eBacon app, feeding hours straight into certified payroll reports.
- Fringe Benefit & Apprenticeship Tracking: automated fringe benefit management and apprenticeship ratio compliance, off manual calculation and paperwork.
- Dedicated Support: a real eBacon team worked line by line with Rebecca through her first federal Davis-Bacon restitution case.
Final Impact
eBacon turned a week-long certified payroll grind into a streamlined, employee-entered process, gave Rebecca's team the confidence to bid more competitively, and got the field crew fully onboard to the new time and attendance app in about three weeks.
"Before eBacon, payroll processing wasn't just a one-day task. It was a week-long process. Today, payroll is still a little bit of a process, but it's not the headache that it once was. It's been life-changing."
— Rebecca Hensley, Third-Generation Owner, Hensley's Paving and General Engineering
Contractors juggling paper timecards, double-entry reporting, and prevailing wage guesswork don't have to keep doing it the hard way. If your team is ready for the same kind of relief Hensley's Paving found, reach out to eBacon to see what certified payroll and compliance built for construction can do for your business.
