Maryland Statutes
Part I - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 3-403 - Scope of Subtitle

This subtitle does not apply to an individual who:
        (1)    is employed in a capacity that the Commissioner defines, by regulation, to be administrative, executive, or professional;
        (2)    is employed in a nonadministrative capacity at an organized camp, including a resident or day camp;
        (3)    is under the age of 16 years and is employed no more than 20 hours in a week;
        (4)    is employed as an outside salesman;
        (5)    is compensated on a commission basis;
        (6)    is a child, parent, spouse, or other member of the immediate family of the employer;
        (7)    is employed in a drive–in theater;
        (8)    is employed as part of the training in a special education program for emotionally, mentally, or physically handicapped students under a public school system;
        (9)    is employed by an employer who is engaged in canning, freezing, packing, or first processing of perishable or seasonal fresh fruits, vegetables, or horticultural commodities, poultry, or seafood;
        (10)    engages in the activities of a charitable, educational, nonprofit, or religious organization if:
            (i)    the service is provided gratuitously; and
            (ii)    there is, in fact, no employer–employee relationship;
        (11)    is employed in a cafe, drive–in, drugstore, restaurant, tavern, or other similar establishment that:
            (i)    sells food and drink for consumption on the premises; and
            (ii)    has an annual gross income of $400,000 or less;
        (12)    is employed in agriculture if, during each quarter of the preceding calendar year, the employer used no more than 500 agricultural–worker days;
        (13)    is engaged principally in the range production of livestock;
        (14)    is employed as a hand–harvest laborer and is paid on a piece–rate basis in an operation that, in the region of employment, has been and customarily and generally is recognized as having been paid on that basis, if:
            (i)    the individual:
                1.    commutes daily from the permanent residence of the individual to the farm where the individual is employed; and
                2.    during the preceding calendar year, was employed in agriculture less than 13 weeks; or
            (ii)    the individual:
                1.    is under the age of 17;
                2.    is employed on the same farm as a parent of the individual or a person standing in the place of the parent; and
                3.    is paid at the same rate that an employee who is at least 17 years old is paid on the same farm; or
        (15)    is a covered employee under the Secure Maryland Wage Act.