Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 17-214
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 17-214, part of Maryland’s Code, State Finance and Procurement — governs the state budget and government contracting.
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§17–214.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each contractor and subcontractor under a public work contract shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rate of straight time to an employee for each hour that the employee works.
(b) A contractor and subcontractor shall pay an employee the prevailing wage rate of overtime for each hour that the employee works:
(1) in excess of 10 hours in any single calendar day;
(2) in excess of 40 hours per each workweek; or
(3) on Sunday or a legal holiday.
(b) A contractor and subcontractor shall pay an employee the prevailing wage rate of overtime for each hour that the employee works:
(1) in excess of 10 hours in any single calendar day;
(2) in excess of 40 hours per each workweek; or
(3) on Sunday or a legal holiday.
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