Maryland Statutes
Part II - Determination and Payment of Prevailing Wage Rates
Section 17-215 - Full Payment Required

(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.