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The Division of Labor and Industry protects and promotes the employment rights of Maryland citizens. Components of the Division include:
- Employment Standards Service — Investigates complaints from workers who believe that they are due unpaid wages from their employer for services performed. The Maryland Wage, Payment and Collection Law requires every employer to pay workers all of their wages as promised.
- Prevailing Wage Law — Regulates the hours of labor, rates of pay, conditions of employment, obligations of employers, and the powers and duties of certain public officials under contracts and subcontracts for public works in Maryland.
- Farm Labor Contractor’s Law — Requires all farm labor contractors who work in Maryland to be licensed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. The law also imposes duties on a farm labor contractor regarding the employment, housing and transportation of migrant agricultural workers.
State Child Labor Laws: Maryland’s Employment of Minors law restricts hours of work and prohibits employment in hazardous occupations for minors between the ages of 14 and 17. A minor under the age of 14 may not be employed or permitted to work. Minors 14 through 17 years of age are required to have a work permit.
The Maryland child labor requirements can be found in Title 3, Subtitle 2, Sections 3-201 through 3-216 of the Labor and Employment Articles of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
State Minimum Wage: Effective July 1, 2017, the minimum wage for Maryland employees is $9.25 per hour. It will increase to $10.10 effective July 1, 2018.
The Maryland minimum wage requirements can be found in the Maryland Wage and Hour Law—Title 3, Subtitle 4, Part III, Sections 4-413 and 4-414 of the Labor and Employment Articles of the Annotated Code of Maryland. See also http://www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/wagehrfacts.shtml
Overtime: Premium pay is required after 40 hours weekly. Under the state minimum wage law, premium pay is required after 48 hours in bowling alleys and for residential employees of institutions (other than a hospital) primarily engaged in the care of the sick, aged, or mentally ill.
Requirements for overtime compensation can be found in the Maryland Wage and Hour Law—Title 3, Subtitle 4, Part III, Section 4-415 of the Labor and Employment Articles of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
State Prevailing Wage: $500,000 is set as the threshold amount for contract coverage under the state prevailing wage law.
Contact information
- Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Division of Labor and Industry
1100 North Eutaw Street
Room 600
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-2241
Fax: (410) 767-2986
Website: http://www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/wages/wagehrfacts.shtml