§ 26-8. Living wages - Workers' complaints.

(a) In general.

Within 1 year from the date of the incident, any service worker may file a protest in writing with the Wage Commission, objecting to the wages paid for services performed by the service worker on a service contract as being less than the living hourly wage rate for those services.

(b) Retaliation prohibited.

(1) A service contractor shall not discharge, reduce the compensation of, or otherwise discriminate against any service worker for making a complaint to the Wage Commission, participating in any of its proceedings, or using any civil remedies.

(2) In such a case, the Wage Commission may, pursuant to similar procedures as provided in Article 11, Subtitle 4 of the Baltimore City Code, as amended, order appropriate restitution and the reinstatement of such employee with back pay to the date of violation.