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Maryland Code, State Finance and Procurement § 17-225

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person may not:

(1) violate the wage provisions of a public work contract;

(2) allow or require an employee to work for less than the applicable prevailing wage rate;

(3) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, ask an employee or prospective employee to give anything of value to that person or any other person on a statement, representation, or understanding that failure to comply with the request or demand will prevent the employee from procuring or retaining employment; or

(4) directly or indirectly, authorize a violation of this subtitle by any other person.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to any agent of a collective bargaining organization acting in collection of sums as allowed by the National Labor Relations Act.  1

1 July 5, 1935, ch. 372, 49 Stat. 449, codified at 29 U.S.C.A. § 151 et seq.
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