Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: President Scott
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
title
COVID-19 Relief - Premium Pay for Essential Workers
For the purpose of requiring certain essential businesses to provide premium pay to their employees; prohibiting certain essential businesses from taking certain adverse actions against their employees; requiring certain essential businesses to keep certain records of their compliance with the premium pay requirements; requiring certain signs to be posted; including the premium pay provisions within the Baltimore City Wage Commission’s scope of enforcement; applying certain fines and penalties for violations of premium pay provisions; defining certain terms; providing for a special effective date; and establishing a termination date.
body
By adding
Article 11 - Labor and Employment
Section(s) 3A-1 to 3A-7, to be under the new subtitle,
“Subtitle 3A. COVID-19 Premium Pay”
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 11. Labor and Employment
Subtitle 3A. COVID-19 Premium Pay
§ 3A-1. Definitions.
(a) In general.
In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
(b) Chain business.
“Chain business” means any business that is part of a group of establishments that share a common owner or principal who owns at least 30% of each establishment where the establishments:
(1) engage in the same business; or
(2) operate pu...
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