§ 17-215
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§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.