Article Xv. Minimum Work Week for Building Maintenance Workers.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 27-84 (2026)
Sec. 27-84. Definitions.LinkCopy Citation
As used in this Article:
Building maintenance worker means an individual employed at a covered location performing janitorial services. A building maintenance worker does not include:
(1)
a managerial or confidential employee;
(2)
an employee who works in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity;
(3)
an employee who earns more than twice the wage requirement established under Section 11B-33A; or
(4)
an employee who temporarily replaces a building maintenance worker who is absent for less than one week.
Covered employer means any person, individual, proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, Limited Liability Company, trust, association, or other entity operating and doing business in the County that employs one or more persons as a building maintenance worker at a covered location in the County. Covered employer includes the County government, but does not include the United States, any State, or any other local government.
Covered leave means paid or unpaid leave voluntarily used by a building maintenance worker as authorized by Federal, State, or County law, a collective bargaining agreement, or a written employee handbook.
Covered location means an office building or contiguous group of office buildings under common ownership or management occupying a total of 350,000 square feet or more in the County with an occupancy rate of 50% or more. Covered location does not include:
(1)
an office building or group of office buildings owned by the United States, any State, or any local government; or
(2)
a building used primarily for apartment or condominium dwelling units, retail stores, hospitals, schools, warehouses, parking garages, or data centers.
Director means the Executive Director of the Office of Human Rights and includes the Executive Director’s designee.
Employ means to engage a person to work for compensation.
Minimum work week means the minimum number of compensated hours provided to a building maintenance worker in any work week.
Office means a room, set of rooms, or a building where the business of a commercial or industrial organization or of a professional person is conducted.
Work week means a fixed regularly recurring period of 168 hours or 7 consecutive 24 hour periods.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 27-85 (2026)
Sec. 27-85. Minimum work week; enforcement.LinkCopy Citation
(a)
Minimum work week. Except as provided in subsection (b), the minimum work week for each employee working as a building maintenance worker at a covered location for a covered employer must be at least 30 hours unless the employee is taking covered leave.
(b)
A covered employer may preserve up to 30% of the total hours scheduled for all building maintenance workers at a covered location for part-time workers with a minimum shift of 4 hours per day and 20 hours per week per covered building maintenance worker.
(c)
Complaints. A building maintenance worker who is aggrieved by a violation of this Article may file a complaint with the Director under Section 27-7.
(d)
Retaliation prohibited. A person must not:
(1)
retaliate against any person for:
(A)
lawfully opposing any violation of this Article; or
(B)
filing a complaint, testifying, assisting, or participating in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this Article; or
(2)
obstruct or prevent enforcement or compliance with this Article.