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Wages and hours — Maryland

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was originally enacted in 1938 to ensure employees a “fair wage for a fair day’s work,” and it has been amended several times since then. The FLSA establishes standards for a minimum wage rate, maximum number of hours, overtime pay, child labor and record keeping. While the FLSA requires employers to pay a minimum wage and overtime to many employees, it also contains numerous exemptions to these requirements.  These subjects, among others, are addressed in this chapter.

Most states have enacted their own overtime laws whose provisions sometimes differ from those of the FLSA. However, federal law primarily governs wages and hours in Maryland. Applicable Maryland, although Maryland has not adopted the federal Portal-to-Portal Act and its exclusions from compensation, nor has it adopted the highly compensated employee exemption from overtime. Applicable Maryland laws are also discussed in this chapter. laws are also discussed in this chapter.

Coverage

Enterprise coverage

The FLSA applies to enterprises or a company as a whole, with related operations performed for a common business purpose, including all operations regardless of whether performed at the same location. For...


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