Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-1601
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-1601, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§3–1601.
Official statutory text
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) (1) “Covered employee” means any individual employed to perform work at a heightened security interest location who is a nonexempt employee as described in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
(2) “Covered employee” does not include an individual employed to perform work at a heightened security interest location by:
(i) a retail establishment as defined in § 3–710 of this title;
(ii) a food service facility as defined in § 21–301 of the Health – General Article; or
(iii) an on–airport or off–airport motor vehicle rental company, or any other company involved in motor vehicle rental operations.
(c) (1) “Employ” means to engage an individual to work.
(2) “Employ” includes:
(i) allowing an individual to work; and
(ii) instructing an individual to be present at a work site.
(d) (1) “Employer” includes a person who acts directly or indirectly in the interest of another employer with an employee.
(2) “Employer” does not include:
(i) an employer that provides construction services as defined in § 3–901 of this title; or
(ii) an airline.
(e) “Heightened security interest location” means:
(1) Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; or
(2) Pennsylvania Station in Baltimore.
(f) “Wage” means all compensation that is due to an employee for employment.
(b) (1) “Covered employee” means any individual employed to perform work at a heightened security interest location who is a nonexempt employee as described in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
(2) “Covered employee” does not include an individual employed to perform work at a heightened security interest location by:
(i) a retail establishment as defined in § 3–710 of this title;
(ii) a food service facility as defined in § 21–301 of the Health – General Article; or
(iii) an on–airport or off–airport motor vehicle rental company, or any other company involved in motor vehicle rental operations.
(c) (1) “Employ” means to engage an individual to work.
(2) “Employ” includes:
(i) allowing an individual to work; and
(ii) instructing an individual to be present at a work site.
(d) (1) “Employer” includes a person who acts directly or indirectly in the interest of another employer with an employee.
(2) “Employer” does not include:
(i) an employer that provides construction services as defined in § 3–901 of this title; or
(ii) an airline.
(e) “Heightened security interest location” means:
(1) Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; or
(2) Pennsylvania Station in Baltimore.
(f) “Wage” means all compensation that is due to an employee for employment.
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