{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-210","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9–210","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “Farmer” includes a dairy farmer.\n(3) (i) “Migrant farm worker” means an individual who is engaged in seasonal or other temporary agricultural employment and who is:\n1. absent overnight from the permanent residence of the individual; or\n2. transported to and from the place of employment of the individual by a day-haul operation.\n(ii) “Migrant farm worker” does not include an individual who performs a service included in subsection (b) of this section if the individual:\n1. does not operate equipment or machinery; and\n2. is employed:\nA. within 25 miles of the permanent residence of the individual; and\nB. for not more than 13 weeks a year.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an individual, including a migrant farm worker, is a covered employee if:\n(1) the individual receives compensation from a farmer for any service other than office work, including:\n(i) operating a machine connected with animal, crop, or soil management;\n(ii) constructing or repairing a fixture or machine; or\n(iii) handling an animal or crop with or without a machine; and\n(2) the farmer has:\n(i) at least 3 full-time employees; or\n(ii) an annual payroll of at least $15,000 for full-time employees.\n(c) An individual, other than a migrant farm worker, who receives compensation from a farmer for a service is not a covered employee if:\n(1) the individual customarily is engaged in an independent business occupation of the same nature as that of the service performed;\n(2) the individual is free from control and direction over the individual’s performance of the service;\n(3) the individual provides the individual’s own equipment, materials, and tools; and\n(4) the farmer is not required to withhold Social Security, unemployment, State, or federal taxes from the compensation paid to the individual.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=9-210","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"6c5b256c62eb11301b2a35ce43965b7d22a1a4b64286d59adf737447bc146668","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-209","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}