Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 17-215 - Full payment required(a) Each contractor and subcontractor subject to this subtitle shall pay each employee not less than the prevailing wage rate required under this subtitle: (2) without subsequent rebate; and(3) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, without deductions for: (ii) sleeping accommodations;(iv) use of small tools; or(v) any other thing of any kind.(b) A contractor or subcontractor may make deductions that are: (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.