Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 2-107
Terms Used In Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 2-107
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) (1) There is an Employment Standards Service Unit in the Division.
(2) Under the direction of the Commissioner, the Employment Standards Service Unit shall:
(i) enforce Title 3, Subtitle 2 of this article;
(ii) carry out Title 3, Subtitle 3 of this article;
(iii) enforce Title 3, Subtitle 4 of this article; and
(iv) enforce Title 3, Subtitle 5 of this article.
(c) There is a State Mediation and Conciliation Service in the Division.
(d) (1) There is a research and information unit in the Division.
(2) Under the direction of the Commissioner, the research and information unit shall collect, organize, and report statistical information on matters within the jurisdiction of the Division.
(e) There is a Safety Engineering and Education Service in the Division.
(f) (1) There is a Prevailing Wage Unit in the Division.
(2) Under the direction of the Commissioner, the Prevailing Wage Unit shall administer and enforce Title 17, Subtitle 2 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(3) (i) The Prevailing Wage Unit shall advise and submit recommendations to the Commissioner on the Commissioner’s functions under Title 17, Subtitle 2 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(ii) The Commissioner shall ask other units of the State government or units of local governments to provide statistical data, reports, and other information to help the Prevailing Wage Unit carry out its duties.
(g) Notwithstanding the funding provisions of § 3-919 of this article, for fiscal year 2007 and for each subsequent fiscal year, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill submitted to the General Assembly an appropriation for the Division of Labor and Industry sufficient to implement the provisions of this section, including amounts not less than:
(1) $315,000 for implementation of the Employment Standards Service Unit in the Division; and
(2) $385,000 for implementation of the Prevailing Wage Unit in the Division.