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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 3-1601

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(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.