Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-301
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-301, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§3–301.
Official statutory text
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) (1) “Employer” means:
(i) a person engaged in a business, industry, profession, trade, or other enterprise in the State;
(ii) the State and its units;
(iii) a county and its units; and
(iv) a municipal government in the State.
(2) “Employer” includes a person who acts directly or indirectly in the interest of another employer with an employee.
(c) “Gender identity” has the meaning stated in § 20–101 of the State Government Article.
(d) “Posting” means a solicitation intended to recruit applicants for a specific available position, including recruitment done directly by an employer or indirectly through a third party.
(e) (1) “Wage” means all compensation for employment.
(2) “Wage” includes board, lodging, or other advantage provided to an employee for the convenience of the employer.
(f) “Wage range” means the minimum and maximum hourly rate or minimum and maximum salary for a position, set in good faith by reference, to:
(1) any applicable pay scale;
(2) any previously determined minimum and maximum hourly rate or minimum and maximum salary for the position;
(3) the minimum and maximum hourly rate or minimum and maximum salary of an individual holding a comparable position at the time of the posting; or
(4) the budgeted amount for the position.
(b) (1) “Employer” means:
(i) a person engaged in a business, industry, profession, trade, or other enterprise in the State;
(ii) the State and its units;
(iii) a county and its units; and
(iv) a municipal government in the State.
(2) “Employer” includes a person who acts directly or indirectly in the interest of another employer with an employee.
(c) “Gender identity” has the meaning stated in § 20–101 of the State Government Article.
(d) “Posting” means a solicitation intended to recruit applicants for a specific available position, including recruitment done directly by an employer or indirectly through a third party.
(e) (1) “Wage” means all compensation for employment.
(2) “Wage” includes board, lodging, or other advantage provided to an employee for the convenience of the employer.
(f) “Wage range” means the minimum and maximum hourly rate or minimum and maximum salary for a position, set in good faith by reference, to:
(1) any applicable pay scale;
(2) any previously determined minimum and maximum hourly rate or minimum and maximum salary for the position;
(3) the minimum and maximum hourly rate or minimum and maximum salary of an individual holding a comparable position at the time of the posting; or
(4) the budgeted amount for the position.
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