Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-001-2014    Draft No. 1
Type: Council Bill Status: Failed
Meeting Body Public Safety and Fiscal Management Committee
Meeting Date 1/14/2014
Introduced Date Public Hearing Date
Effective date:    
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.
Proposers/Sponsors: Derrick Leon Davis
Code sections: 13A-117 -
Attachments: 1. B2014001.pdf, 2. CB-001-2014 AIS
Contact: Colette R. Gresham, Legislative Officer
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.