Maryland Adopts Additional Civil Penalties for Equal Pay Violations
Effective October 1, 2019, employers committing multiple violations of Maryland’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act may face civil penalties in addition to compensatory and liquidated damages, and attorneys’ fees. (House Bill 790). The Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act provides that the Commission of Labor Licensing and Regulation may assess a civil penalty equal to 10% of the amount of damages owed by the employer against employers who have committed two or more violations of the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act in the preceding three years. These additional civil penalties are intended to offset the administrative costs incurred to investigate and bring corrective actions related to equal pay claims in Maryland.
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