§ 17-215. Full payment required

MD State Fin & Pro Code § 17-215 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    Each contractor and subcontractor subject to this subtitle shall pay each employee not less than the prevailing wage rate required under this subtitle:

(1)    unconditionally;

(2)    without subsequent rebate; and

(3)    except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, without deductions for:

(i)    food;

(ii)    sleeping accommodations;

(iii)    transportation;

(iv)    use of small tools; or

(v)    any other thing of any kind.

(b)    A contractor or subcontractor may make deductions that are:

(1)    required by law;

(2)    required or allowed by a collective bargaining agreement between a bona fide labor organization and the contractor or subcontractor; or

(3)    contained in a written agreement between an employee and an employer undertaken at the beginning of employment, if the agreement:

(i)    concerns food, sleeping accommodations, or other similar items;

(ii)    is submitted by the employer to the public body awarding the public work contract; and

(iii)    is approved by the public body as fair and reasonable.