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New Maryland Law Makes General Contractors Liable for Unpaid Wages Owed by Sub-Contractors

By James Rubin, Esq.

As of October 1, 2018, under a new law, general contractors in the construction industry are liable for wage theft by their sub-contractors.  General contractors are liable regardless of whether they control the sub-contractor's employees.   This new law broadens the possible defendants in a claim under the Wage Payment and Collection Law.  An employee in the construction industry may file for a lien, and may sue his direct employer, the individual owner of the company he or she works for, and - now - the general contractor.  The Law allows for triple damages and attorney's fees if the employee can prove that wages were withheld in bad faith.   

Full post as published by Maryland Employment Law on January 18, 2019 (boomark / email).