Today, the statewide minimum wage in Maryland increased from $8.25 per hour to $8.75 per hour.  This represents a regularly-scheduled increase as part of the Maryland Minimum Wage Act of 2014 (the “Act”), which will increase the minimum wage in Maryland from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour by July 2018.  The next scheduled increase under the Act will occur on July 1, 2017 when the minimum wage will increase to $9.25 per hour.

Employers in Montgomery County, Maryland have a separate special minimum wage increase that goes into effect today.  Today, the minimum wage for employers operating in Montgomery County increases from $9.55 per hour to $10.75 per hour.  Prince George’s County, Maryland has also adopted its own minimum wage increase, but no increases in Prince George’s County go into effect today.  On October 1, 2016, however, the minimum wage in Prince George’s County will increase from $9.55 per hour to $10.75 per hour.  Both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County have enacted laws to increase the minimum wage in their respective jurisdictions to $11.50 per hour by the end of 2017.

Posted in Wage and Hour
Tags: minimum wage, wage and hour
Print:
Email this postTweet this postLike this postShare this post on LinkedIn
Photo of Guy Brenner Guy Brenner

Guy Brenner is a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department and leads the Firm’s Washington, D.C. Labor & Employment practice. He is head of the Government Contractor Compliance Group, co-head of the Counseling, Training & Pay Equity Group and a member…

Guy Brenner is a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department and leads the Firm’s Washington, D.C. Labor & Employment practice. He is head of the Government Contractor Compliance Group, co-head of the Counseling, Training & Pay Equity Group and a member of the Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets & Unfair Competition Group. He has extensive experience representing employers in both single-plaintiff and class action matters, as well as in arbitration proceedings. He also regularly assists federal government contractors with the many special employment-related compliance challenges they face.

Guy represents employers in all aspects of employment and labor litigation and counseling, with an emphasis on non-compete and trade secrets issues, medical and disability leave matters, employee/independent contractor classification issues, and the investigation and litigation of whistleblower claims. He assists employers in negotiating and drafting executive agreements and employee mobility agreements, including non-competition, non-solicit and non-disclosure agreements, and also conducts and supervises internal investigations. He also regularly advises clients on pay equity matters, including privileged pay equity analyses.

Guy advises federal government contractors and subcontractors all aspects of Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) regulations and requirements, including preparing affirmative action plans, responding to desk audits, and managing on-site audits.

Guy is a former clerk to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the US District Court of the District of Columbia.

Read more about Guy Brenner
Show more Show less
Related Posts
Time Clock
Fifth Circuit Affirms DOL’s Right to Set Salary Minimum for White Collar Exemptions
September 11, 2024
Time Clock
District Court Grants Injunction of 2024 Overtime Rule Limited to State of Texas as Employer
June 30, 2024
Time Clock
DOL Releases Updated Overtime Rule
April 23, 2024