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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT |
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DIVISION II. GENERAL PROCUREMENT LAW |
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TITLE 17. SPECIAL PROVISIONS -- STATE AND LOCAL SUBDIVISIONS |
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SUBTITLE 2. PREVAILING WAGE RATES -- PUBLIC WORK CONTRACTS |
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PART III. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT |
§ 17-222. Liability for failure to pay prevailing wage rate
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(a) Liquidated damages. -- A contractor under a public work contract is liable to the public body for liquidated damages of $ 20 for each laborer or other employee for each day for which:
(1) the laborer is paid less than the prevailing wage rate of a mechanic while performing a task required to be performed by a mechanic or mechanic's apprentice; or
(2) the employee is paid less than the prevailing wage rate.
(b) Restitution. --
(1) If a contractor or subcontractor pays an employee less than the amount the employee is entitled to receive for the work performed, the contractor shall make restitution to the employee.
(2) The contractor and the subcontractor shall be jointly and severally liable for restitution to the subcontractor's employees.