{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-3-1601","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3–1601","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(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.\n(2) “Covered employee” does not include an individual employed to perform work at a heightened security interest location by:\n(i) a retail establishment as defined in § 3–710 of this title;\n(ii) a food service facility as defined in § 21–301 of the Health – General Article; or\n(iii) an on–airport or off–airport motor vehicle rental company, or any other company involved in motor vehicle rental operations.\n(c) (1) “Employ” means to engage an individual to work.\n(2) “Employ” includes:\n(i) allowing an individual to work; and\n(ii) instructing an individual to be present at a work site.\n(d) (1) “Employer” includes a person who acts directly or indirectly in the interest of another employer with an employee.\n(2) “Employer” does not include:\n(i) an employer that provides construction services as defined in § 3–901 of this title; or\n(ii) an airline.\n(e) “Heightened security interest location” means:\n(1) Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; or\n(2) Pennsylvania Station in Baltimore.\n(f) “Wage” means all compensation that is due to an employee for employment.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=3-1601","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"47cea964742199339ee34186ac947118f414fe3a32abb259737e61a6a5a07138","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-3-1505","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-3-1602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}