On October 1, 2024, Maryland’s Pay Stub/Pay Statement and Pay Transparency laws went into effect. The laws were passed during the General Assembly’s 2024 legislative session and amended the state’s Wage Payment and Collection Law and Equal Pay for Equal Work law, respectively.

Pay Stub/Pay Statement Law Requirements

Under the Pay Stub/Pay Statement law, which covers most private sector employers, but not public sector employers, employers must provide specific written disclosures to employees regarding their earned wages. To comply with the law, each payday an employer must provide a “written statement” of the following:

• The employer’s name registered with the state, address, and telephone number;
• The date of payment and the beginning and ending dates of the pay period for which the payment is made;
• The number of hours worked during the pay period (unless the employee is exempt from overtime under federal and state law);
• The rates of pay;
• The gross and net pay earned during the pay period;
• The amount and name of all deductions;
• A list of additional bases of pay, including bonuses, commissions on sales, or other bases; and
• For each employee paid at a piece rate, the applicable piece rates of pay and the number of pieces completed at each piece rate.

Employers must satisfy the “written statement” requirement either by providing the information on a physical pay stub or an online pay statement.

To help employers comply with the law’s requirements, the Division of Labor and...

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