S.B. 621

VETOES

(B) THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE THAT AN EMPLOYER KEEP RECORDS
AND SUBMIT REPORTS TO THE COMMISSIONER THAT THE COMMISSIONER
DETERMINES NECESSARY FOR THE EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF THIS TITLE.

18-105.

(A)     AN EMPLOYEE COVERED UNDER THIS TITLE HAS A RIGHT OF FREE
SPEECH AND ASSOCIATION.

(B)     (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, AN AGREEMENT
BY AN EMPLOYEE TO COMMUTE, RELEASE, OR WAIVE THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHTS
UNDER THIS TITLE IS VOID.

(2) WAGE RATES REQUIRED UNDER THIS TITLE MAY BE MODIFIED
THROUGH A BONA FIDE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.

18-106.

(A)     DURING ANY PERIOD IN WHICH AN EMPLOYEE OF THE EMPLOYER IS
ENTITLED TO A WAGE RATE UNDER THIS TITLE, EACH EMPLOYER SUBJECT TO THIS
TITLE SHALL POST IN A PROMINENT AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE PLACE AT THE WORK
SITE OF AN EMPLOYEE DESCRIBED IN § 18-102(A) OF THIS TITLE A NOTICE OF:

(1)      THE LIVING WAGE RATE;

(2)      EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THIS TITLE; AND

(3)      THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE
COMMISSIONER

(B)     THE NOTICE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE POSTED IN ENGLISH,
SPANISH, AND ANY OTHER LANGUAGE COMMONLY USED BY EMPLOYEES AT THE
WORK SITE OF AN EMPLOYEE DESCRIBED IN § 18-102(A) OF THIS TITLE.

(C)     SUBJECT TO § 10-1001 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE
COMMISSIONER MAY IMPOSE ON A PERSON THAT VIOLATES THIS SECTION A CIVIL
PENALTY NOT EXCEEDING $50 $500 $50 PER VIOLATION.

18-107.

(A)     WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER A COMPLAINT IS FILED, THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL INVESTIGATE A COMPLAINT UNDER THE COMPLAINT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS TITLE.

(B)     A WRITTEN OR ORAL COMPLAINT OR STATEMENT MADE BY AN EMPLOYEE
UNDER THIS TITLE IS CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY NOT BE DISCLOSED TO THE
EMPLOYER WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE EMPLOYEE.

(C)     AN EMPLOYER SUBJECT TO THIS TITLE SHALL ALLOW THE
COMMISSIONER OR THE COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE ACCESS TO A WORK SITE AND
PAYROLL RECORDS, AND ALLOW AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW EMPLOYEES FOR
PURPOSES OF ENFORCING THIS TITLE.

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