{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-3-415","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3–415","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each employer shall pay an overtime wage of at least 1.5 times the usual hourly wage, computed in accordance with § 3–420 of this subtitle.\n(b) This section does not apply to an employer that is:\n(1) subject to 49 U.S.C. § 10501;\n(2) a nonprofit concert promoter, legitimate theater, music festival, music pavilion, or theatrical show; or\n(3) an amusement or recreational establishment, including a swimming pool, if the establishment:\n(i) operates for no more than 7 months in a calendar year; or\n(ii) for any 6 months during the preceding calendar year, has average receipts that do not exceed one–third of the average receipts for the other 6 months.\n(c) This section does not apply to an employer with respect to:\n(1) an employee for whom the United States Secretary of Transportation may set qualifications and maximum hours of service under 49 U.S.C. § 31502;\n(2) a mechanic, partsperson, or salesperson who primarily sells or services automobiles, farm equipment, trailers, or trucks, if the employer is engaged primarily in selling those vehicles to ultimate buyers and is not a manufacturer;\n(3) a driver if the employer is engaged in the business of operating taxicabs; or\n(4) unless a collective bargaining agreement between an employer and a labor organization provides otherwise, an employee of the employer if:\n(i) the employer is subject to Title II of the federal Railway Labor Act;\n(ii) the employer does not require the employee to work more than 40 hours during 1 workweek; and\n(iii) the employee voluntarily enters into an agreement with another employee to trade scheduled work hours and as a result the employee works more than 40 hours during a single workweek.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=3-415","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"cdf4c86acdc727cb44c5a5874d054432a67f1ed222d6960154acd91c95e63171","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-3-414","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-3-416"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}