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Maryland Code, Labor and Employment § 3-1701

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Emergency” means a catastrophic health emergency, as defined under § 14-3A-01 of the Public Safety Article, that is the subject of an executive proclamation under § 14-3A-02 of the Public Safety Article and is related to a communicable disease.

(c)(1) “Essential employer” means a person that employs an essential worker.

(2) “Essential employer” includes a unit of State or local government.

(d) “Essential worker” means an individual who:

(1) performs a duty or work responsibility during an emergency that cannot be performed remotely or is required to be completed at the work site; and

(2) provides services that the essential employer determines to be essential or critical to its operations.

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