# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 3. Employment Standards and Conditions

### Subtitle 4. Wages and Hours

#### Section 3-415

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each employer shall pay an overtime wage of at least 1.5 times the usual hourly wage, computed in accordance with Sec. 3-420 of this subtitle.

(b) This section does not apply to an employer that is:

  (1) subject to 49 U.S.C. Sec. 10501;

  (2) a nonprofit concert promoter, legitimate theater, music festival, music pavilion, or theatrical show; or

  (3) an amusement or recreational establishment, including a swimming pool, if the establishment:

    (i) operates for no more than 7 months in a calendar year; or

    (ii) for any 6 months during the preceding calendar year, has average receipts that do not exceed one-third of the average receipts for the other 6 months.

(c) This section does not apply to an employer with respect to:

  (1) an employee for whom the United States Secretary of Transportation may set qualifications and maximum hours of service under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 31502;

  (2) a mechanic, partsperson, or salesperson who primarily sells or services automobiles, farm equipment, trailers, or trucks, if the employer is engaged primarily in selling those vehicles to ultimate buyers and is not a manufacturer;

  (3) a driver if the employer is engaged in the business of operating taxicabs; or

  (4) unless a collective bargaining agreement between an employer and a labor organization provides otherwise, an employee of the employer if:

    (i) the employer is subject to Title II of the federal Railway Labor Act;

    (ii) the employer does not require the employee to work more than 40 hours during 1 workweek; and

    (iii) the employee voluntarily enters into an agreement with another employee to trade scheduled work hours and as a result the employee works more than 40 hours during a single workweek.

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Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)