Maryland has no statewide predictive scheduling law but allows local jurisdictions to enact fair workweek rules; Montgomery County is studying such rules.
Maryland's Labor and Employment Article does not currently mandate predictive or fair workweek scheduling, leaving employers flexibility under federal Fair Labor Standards Act standards. The state has considered legislation requiring 14-day advance schedules and predictability pay for retail and food service workers, but no statewide bill has passed as of 2026. Charter counties retain authority to adopt local fair workweek ordinances; Montgomery County has explored such rules. Employers must still comply with overtime and reporting time requirements under existing wage law.
Where local fair workweek rules exist, employers may face fines of $500 per affected worker for last-minute schedule changes without predictability pay.
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park sets residential decibel limits at 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime under Ordinance 2002-35. If ambient noise already exceeds these thresholds...
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park adopts Montgomery County construction noise standards (MoCo Code 31B-6) by reference. Weekday construction is allowed 7 AM to 5 PM at up to 75 dB...
Takoma Park, MD
Outdoor music in Takoma Park must comply with 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime limits. Events with amplified outdoor music require a temporary waiver requ...
Takoma Park, MD
Under Chapter 14.12 Section 9, no person may allow a dog or other animal to persistently, habitually, or continuously bark, howl, or yelp causing a noise dis...
Takoma Park, MD
Industrial and commercial noise in Takoma Park must meet the same residential decibel limits as all other sources: 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime at the...
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park has among the strictest leaf blower rules in the DC metro. The city noise ordinance (Ch. 14.12, Sec. 8) caps all leaf blowers at 70 dBA at 50 fee...
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