(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Employer” includes any person who employs an individual in the State or a successor of the person. (c) (1) “Wage” means all compensation that is due to an employee for employment. (2) “Wage” includes: (i) a bonus; (ii) a commission; (iii) a fringe benefit; (iv) overtime wages; or (v) any other remuneration promised […]
(a) (1) Each employer: (i) shall set regular pay periods; and (ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall pay each employee at least once in every 2 weeks or twice in each month. (2) An employer may pay an administrative, executive, or professional employee less frequently than required under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection. (b) If the […]
An employer may not make a deduction from the wage of an employee unless the deduction is: (1) ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction; (2) authorized expressly in writing by the employee; (3) allowed by the Commissioner because the employee has received full consideration for the deduction; or (4) otherwise made in accordance with any law or any […]
(a) An employer shall give to each employee: (1) at the time of hiring, notice of: (i) the rate of pay of the employee; (ii) the regular paydays that the employer sets; and (iii) leave benefits; (2) for each pay period, a statement of the gross earnings of the employee and deductions from those gross earnings; and (3) at least 1 pay […]
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each employer shall pay an employee or the authorized representative of an employee all wages due for work that the employee performed before the termination of employment, on or before the day on which the employee would have been paid the wages if the employment had […]
To collect wages that employers unlawfully withhold, the Commissioner may enter into a reciprocal agreement with a labor department or other similar unit that has jurisdiction in another state over wage collection.
(a) Whenever the Commissioner determines that this subtitle has been violated, the Commissioner: (1) may try to resolve any issue involved in the violation informally by mediation; (2) with the written consent of the employee, may ask the Attorney General to bring an action in accordance with this section on behalf of the employee; and (3) may bring an […]
(a) On receipt of a complaint for failure to pay wages that do not exceed $5,000, the Commissioner shall: (1) send a copy of the complaint to the employer alleged to have failed to pay wages; and (2) require a written response to the complaint within 15 days. (b) (1) The Commissioner: (i) shall review the complaint and any response to […]
(a) Notwithstanding any remedy available under § 3–507 of this subtitle, if an employer fails to pay an employee in accordance with § 3–502 or § 3–505 of this subtitle, after 2 weeks have elapsed from the date on which the employer is required to have paid the wages, the employee may bring an action against […]
(a) An employer may not willfully violate this subtitle. (b) An employee may not knowingly make to a governmental unit or official of a governmental unit a false statement with respect to any investigation or proceeding under this subtitle, with the intent that the governmental unit or official consider or otherwise act in connection with […]
This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law.
