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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".18" citation="COMAR 09.12.41.18" title_num="09" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="41" heading="Reasonable Cost.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The reasonable cost of board, lodging, or other facilities may be included as part of an employee's wage if the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Facilities are customarily and regularly available to all similarly situated employees;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Employee's acceptance of the facility is voluntary and uncoerced; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Employee receives the benefits of the facility for which he or she is charged.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The reasonable cost of board, lodging, or other facilities included as part of the wage paid to an employee may not:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Exceed the actual cost to the employer; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Include profit to the employer or to any person or establishment affiliated with the employer.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The reasonable cost of furnishing board, lodging, or other facilities may include the cost of operation and maintenance.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The employer shall demonstrate the actual cost of the board, lodging, or facilities furnished.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>In a food and drink establishment, if the actual cost of food consumed by an employee cannot be determined, the reasonable cost is half the price customarily and regularly charged a member of the general public.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The cost of furnishing board, lodging, or other facilities primarily for the benefit or convenience of the employer may not be included as part of an employee's wage.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>