{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-3-504","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3–504","heading":"","body":"(a) An employer shall give to each employee:\n(1) at the time of hiring, written notice of:\n(i) the rate of pay of the employee;\n(ii) the regular paydays that the employer sets; and\n(iii) leave benefits;\n(2) for each pay period, a written statement on the physical pay stub or the online pay statement that includes:\n(i) the employer’s name registered with the State, address, and telephone number;\n(ii) the date of payment and the beginning and ending dates of the pay period for which the payment is made;\n(iii) unless the employee is exempt from overtime under federal and State law, the number of hours worked during the pay period;\n(iv) the rates of pay;\n(v) the gross and net pay earned during the pay period;\n(vi) the amount and name of all deductions;\n(vii) a list of additional bases of pay, including bonuses, commissions on sales, or other bases; and\n(viii) for each employee paid at a piece rate, the applicable piece rates of pay and the number of pieces completed at each piece rate; and\n(3) at least 1 pay period in advance, notice of any change in a payday or wage.\n(b) This section does not prohibit an employer from increasing a wage without advance notice.\n(c) The Commissioner shall create and make available to an employer at no charge a pay stub template that may be used by the employer to comply with this section.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=3-504","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"d8dc9a49db83a2ac794ad219d4dd41dbaf2f9025ace828e14f8d08f19e768762","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-3-503","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-3-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}