Battaglia v. Clinical Perfusionists, Inc.

RODOWSKY, Judge.

Here we construe Maryland’s Wage Payment and Collection Law (the Act), Maryland Code (1991, 1994 Cum.Supp.), §§ 3-501 through 3-509 of the Labor and Employment Article (LE). The Act provides, inter alia, for a private right of action for certain violations, in which up to three times the *354compensatory recovery may be awarded, together with counsel fees. § 3-507.1. As explained below, we shall hold that where the employer breaches an employment contract by terminating the employment after the employee’s services had commenced, but where the employer timely pays the wages at the…