Bill Positions

Bill Number: SB 831

Bill Title: Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Overtime - Exemptions

Bill Sponsor(s): Senator Peters , et al.

Subject: Workplace Regulations

Committee: FIN

Bill Summary: This bill would have required that most Maryland employers pay employees overtime for hours worked in excess of eight hours per day, instead of the current requirement that overtime only be paid for hours in excess of 40 in a week.

History: In 2008 HB 1235 died in ECM. In 2009 SB 831died in Finance without a vote.

Chamber Position: Oppose

Position Summary: This bill would have required that most Maryland employers pay employees overtime for hours worked in excess of eight hours per day, instead of the current requirement that overtime only be paid for hours in excess of 40 in a week.

Position Statement: Click here (pdf)

Chamber Staff: Allyson Black

General Assembly: Click here to view the bill on the Maryland General Assembly's website.