Title
AN ACT CONCERNING LABOR - MINIMUM WAGE for the purpose of amending the Code to specify exemptions to the County minimum wage rate for seasonal amusement park establishments.
Background
The County Council enacted CB-94-2013 on November 27, 2013, which increased the minimum wage for employees in the County to $8.40 per hour beginning October 1, 2014, $9.55 per hour beginning October 1, 2015, $10.75 per hour beginning October 1, 2016, and $11.50 per hour beginning October 1, 2017, or the minimum wage pursuant to the Maryland Wage and Hour Law or the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), whichever is greater. CB-94-2013 also provided for exemptions to the County minimum wage to employees who are exempt from the minimum wage requirements of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law or FLSA or an individual under the age of 19 years and is employed no more than 20 hours in a week. The proposed legislation would add another exemption for an employee hired by an amusement park to work only during the amusement park's operating season.