Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 17-220 - Payroll records(a) Each contractor required to pay the prevailing wage rate shall: (1) keep payroll records covering work performed directly at the work site in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commissioner; and(2) allow the Commissioner or the public body to inspect the records at any reasonable time and as often as necessary.(b)(1) Each contractor shall submit a complete copy of the payroll records of the contractor and, for work performed at the work site, of the subcontractors in the form that the Commissioner specifies by regulation to: (2) The Commissioner and the public body shall make payroll records available for public inspection during regular business hours.(c) Each copy of the payroll records shall be accompanied by a statement that is signed by the contractor or, for the subcontractor's records, by the subcontractor and indicates that: (1) the payroll records are correct;(2) the wage rates paid are not less than those established by the Commissioner as set forth in the public work contract;(3) the classification set forth for each employee conforms with the work performed by that employee; and(4) the contractor or subcontractor has complied with each requirement of this subtitle.(d) If a contractor is late in submitting copies of the payroll records required under subsection (b) of this section:(1) the public body may postpone the processing of partial payment estimates under the public work contract pending receipt of the copies; and(2) the contractor shall be liable to the public body for liquidated damages of $10 for each calendar day the records are late.