Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 3-1701
Terms Used In Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 3-1701
- 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
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) “Emergency” means a catastrophic health emergency, as defined under § 14-3A-01 of the Public Safety Article, that is the subject of an executive proclamation under § 14-3A-02 of the Public Safety Article and is related to a communicable disease.
(c) (1) “Essential employer” means a person that employs an essential worker.
(2) “Essential employer” includes a unit of State or local government.
(d) “Essential worker” means an individual who:
(1) performs a duty or work responsibility during an emergency that cannot be performed remotely or is required to be completed at the work site; and
(2) provides services that the essential employer determines to be essential or critical to its operations.