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Equal Pay for Equal Work Revision for Maryland

Annapolis, Maryland, USA downtown view over Main Street with the State House.

What’s Changing in the State of Maryland? Those busy bees at Maryland’s Department of Labor have added important information for employers to the state’s Equal Pay for Equal Work law. All Maryland employers are required to post the updated Equal Pay for Equal Work notice with a revision date of 10/2019 in their workplaces. New Information for […]

New Rules for Employment of Minors in Maryland

Maryland’s Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (DLLR) has issued new requirements related to the employment of minors. The Minor Fact Sheet, which must be posted by every employer who employs minors, has been updated to reflect these changes. It includes additional occupations that are forbidden to all minors, as well as new restrictions for […]

City & County Minimum Wage Ordinances Leaving State Laws in the Dust

Over the past couple of years, there has been an upsurge in the number of municipalities that have passed minimum wage ordinances with higher rates than the state minimum wage laws. As a result, the number of mandatory city and county labor law posters has increased significantly. As of 2018, a total of 35 cities […]

Maryland New Record keeping Requirements

Maryland

A revised Equal Pay for Equal Work Maryland labor law poster includes a new requirement that Maryland employers keep records of employees’ racial classification and gender in addition to the existing categories of wages and job classifications. The Maryland Commissioner of Labor may analyze the records to determine any pay disparity among employees. Poster Compliance […]

Maryland 2008: Minimum Wage Increase

Marylands Eastern Shore

Effective July 24, 2008, the minimum wage is $6.55.   What has changed on the Maryland Labor Law Poster? Minimum Wage Maryland’s revised labor law poster now includes the new minimum wage of $6.55/hr, previously $6.15 per hour. The new increase has gone into effect due to Maryland’s minimum wage federal minimum wage being higher […]