Baltimore City Council
File #: 11-0693    Version: 0 Name: Living Wages - Limited Exemption from Overtime Requirements for Workers Receiving Commissions
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 5/2/2011 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 10/26/2011
Enactment #: 11-497
Title: Living Wages - Limited Exemption from Overtime Requirements for Workers Receiving Commissions FOR the purpose of mirroring a limited exemption from federal overtime requirements for certain workers receiving commissions in the City’s Living Wage law; and generally relating to living wage requirements for workers receiving commissions while working on City contracts.
Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Carl Stokes, Bill Henry, Warren Branch, Robert Curran, Sharon Green Middleton, Belinda Conaway
Indexes: Exemptions, Living Wage
Attachments: 1. 11-0693 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Wage Commission - 11-0693.pdf, 3. Law - 11-0693.pdf, 4. Labor Commissioner - 11-0693.pdf, 5. BDC - 11-0693.pdf, 6. Convention Center - 11-0693.pdf, 7. Finance - 11-0693.pdf, 8. 11-0693 - 3rd Reader.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Living Wages - Limited Exemption from Overtime Requirements for Workers Receiving Commissions

FOR the purpose of mirroring a limited exemption from federal overtime requirements for certain workers receiving commissions in the City’s Living Wage law; and generally relating to living wage requirements for workers receiving commissions while working on City contracts.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement
Section(s) 26-6
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 5. Finance, Property, and Procurement

Subtitle 26. Living Wages for Work Under Service Contracts

§ 266. Living wages - Overtime.

(a) Payment required.

The service contractor shall pay the service worker compensation at the overtime rates established by the Board of Estimates, which shall not be less than 1½ times the regular hourly rate of pay, for all hours worked in excess of 8 hours in any work day, or 40 hours in any work week.



(b) How computed.

Overtime hours, however, shall not be compensated for more than once and...

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