Maryland § 17-215

§ 17-215.

    (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.