Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-505
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-505, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§3–505.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each employer shall pay an employee or the authorized representative of an employee all wages due for work that the employee performed before the termination of employment, on or before the day on which the employee would have been paid the wages if the employment had not been terminated.
(b) An employer is not required to pay accrued leave to an employee if:
(1) the employer has a written policy that limits the compensation of accrued leave to employees;
(2) the employer notified the employee of the employer’s leave benefits in accordance with § 3–504(a)(1) of this subtitle; and
(3) the employee is not entitled to payment for accrued leave at termination under the terms of the employer’s written policy.
(b) An employer is not required to pay accrued leave to an employee if:
(1) the employer has a written policy that limits the compensation of accrued leave to employees;
(2) the employer notified the employee of the employer’s leave benefits in accordance with § 3–504(a)(1) of this subtitle; and
(3) the employee is not entitled to payment for accrued leave at termination under the terms of the employer’s written policy.
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