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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmembers Clarke and Conaway
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Minimum Wage - Living Wage for Major Retailer Employees
FOR the purpose of requiring major retail stores to pay employees a living wage determined by the Board of Estimates; requiring that affected employees be informed of the required living wage rate; allowing for certain benefits to be included when determining if a wage rate complies with the requirements of this ordinance; defining certain terms; conforming, clarifying, and correcting related provisions; and generally relating to the City’s required minimum wage rate.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 11 - Labor and Employment
Section(s) 1-1, 1-3, and 3-1
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY adding
Article 11 - Labor and Employment
Section(s) 8-1 to 8-9 to be under the new subtitle,
“Subtitle 8. Major Retailer Minimum Wage.”
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Recitals
It is the policy of the City of Baltimore, as expressed in §1-2 of the City’s Labor and Employment Article, to promote living wage jobs to help working families make ends meet, and to protect the health and welfare of our community.
The Council has determined that the retail industry is an incr...
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