MARYLAND
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7)
Enforcement: what are the penalties for violations? Criminal
or fines?
A.) Penalties for noncompliance in regards to
records and record maintenance.- If a contractor is late in
submitting copies of the payroll records required under subsection
(b) of this section:
(1) the public body may postpone the processing of partial payment
estimates under the public work contract pending receipt of
the copies; and
(2) the contractor shall be liable to the public body for liquidated
damages of $10 for each calendar day the records are late.
* This information is taken from section 17-220.
B.) 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.
