Maryland's statewide minimum wage reached $15 per hour on January 1, 2024 (MD §3-413). Baltimore's earlier attempt to pass a city wage was largely superseded; only the city living wage for contractors remains active.
Under Maryland Labor & Employment §3-413, the statewide minimum wage rose to $15.00 per hour for all employers on January 1, 2024, accelerated from a phased schedule originally extending to 2025. Baltimore passed Bill 17-0341 in 2017 setting a $15 city minimum, but Mayor Pugh vetoed it; with the state catching up, no separate Baltimore minimum is in force. Tipped employees keep a $3.63 cash wage with tip credit up to $11.37. Baltimore retains the Living Wage Ordinance (Article 5 §26) for city service contractors only.
Wage violations expose employers to back wages, treble damages under MD §3-507.2, civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation, and enforcement by the Maryland Commissioner of Labor.
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore's Living Wage Ordinance (Article 5 §26) requires service contractors with city contracts above $5,000 to pay covered employees a wage indexed annua...
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore employers follow the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (MD §3-1301+), requiring earned paid sick and safe leave. Employers with 15 or more empl...
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore has not adopted a predictive scheduling or fair workweek ordinance. Retail, food service, and hospitality employers follow Maryland's general at-wi...
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