(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 […]
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) low wages of employees at a heightened security interest location can be a substantial factor in the inability of these locations to attract or retain experienced and trained employees; and (2) high turnover rates and inexperience of many employees at a heightened security interest location that result from low wages can […]
(a) This subtitle applies to a covered employee of an employer only if at least 50% of the covered employee’s time during any workweek is performed at a heightened security interest location. (b) This subtitle does not diminish: (1) the right of covered employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives whom the covered employees choose to […]
(a) (1) An employer shall pay a covered employee a wage rate: (i) for the 12–month period beginning January 1, 2022, that is not less than $13.50 per hour; (ii) for the 12–month period beginning January 1, 2023, that is not less than $14.25 per hour; (iii) for the 12–month period beginning January 1, 2024, that is not less than […]
(a) The Commissioner: (1) shall create and make available a summary of this subtitle; and (2) may create and make available a summary of regulations adopted under this subtitle. (b) On request of an employer, the Commissioner shall provide without charge: (1) a copy of this subtitle; (2) a summary of this subtitle; (3) a copy of regulations adopted under this subtitle; […]
Each employer shall keep, for at least 3 years, in or about the place of employment, a record of: (1) the name, address, and occupation of each employee; (2) the rate of pay of each employee; (3) the amount that is paid each pay period to each employee; (4) the hours that each employee works each day and workweek; […]
(a) The Commissioner shall enter a place of employment to: (1) question employees to determine whether an employer has been and is complying with this subtitle and regulations adopted to carry out this subtitle; (2) inspect and copy each record that an employer keeps on wages and hours of employees; and (3) require each employer to: (i) attest to the […]
(a) (1) A person aggrieved by a regulation adopted by or an order to pay wages issued by the Commissioner under this subtitle may file a complaint in circuit court within 60 days after the date of publication of the regulation or order to pay wages to have it modified or set aside. (2) A copy of the […]
(a) If an employer pays a covered employee less than the wage required under this subtitle, the covered employee may bring an action against the employer to recover: (1) the difference between the wage paid to the covered employee and the wage required under this subtitle; (2) an additional amount equal to the difference between the wage paid […]
(a) In this section, “complaint” includes a written or oral complaint, claim, or assertion of right by a covered employee regarding the payment of wages under this subtitle that is made to: (1) the employer or a supervisor, manager, or foreman employed by the employer whether it is made through the employer’s internal grievance process or otherwise; […]
This subtitle may be cited as the Secure Maryland Wage Act.
