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 Prince George's County
 Code of Ordinances
 SubTitle 13A. LABOR CODE.
 Division 2. MINIMUM WAGE.

§ 13A-117. Payment of minimum wage required.  

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  • (a)

    Except as provided in the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, as of October 1, 2014, the minimum wage required to be paid to any employee by any employer in Prince George's County shall be $8.40 per hour, or the minimum wage pursuant to the Maryland Wage and Hour Law or the Fair Labor Standards Act , whichever is greater. The term "employer" includes a person who acts directly or indirectly in the interest of another employer with an employee and includes a governmental unit.

    (b)

    As of October 1, 2015, the minimum wage required to be paid to any employee by any employer in Prince George's County shall be $9.55 per hour, or the minimum wage pursuant to the Maryland Wage and Hour Law or the Fair Labor Standards Act, whichever is greater.

    (c)

    As of October 1, 2016, the minimum wage required to be paid to any employee by any employer in Prince George's County shall be $10.75 per hour, or the minimum wage pursuant to the Maryland Wage and Hour Law or the Fair Labor Standards Act, whichever is greater.

    (d)

    As of October 1, 2017, the minimum wage required to be paid to any employee by any employer in Prince George's County shall be $11.50, or the minimum wage pursuant to the Maryland Wage and Hour Law or the Fair Labor Standards Act, whichever is greater.

    (e)

    Exclusions. The County minimum wage requirements shall not apply to an employee who:

    (1)

    is exempt from the minimum wage requirements of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law or the Fair Labor Standards Act; or

    (2)

    is an individual under the age of 19 years and is employed no more than twenty (20) hours in a week.

    (f)

    Tipped wages. The computation of tipped wages for the minimum wage required under this Section shall be the same as the manner of computation of tipped wages in Section 3-419, Labor and Employment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland (the Maryland Wage and Hour Law).

(CB-94-2013)

Editor's note

CR-84-2016 provides for a minimum wage waiver for Developmental Disabilities Administration ("DDA") providers in Prince George's County.