Welcome to your Maryland Division of Labor and Industry (DLI) Web site. We strive to make Maryland a safe and healthy place to live and work. Through its various units, DLI touches almost everyone in Maryland, from boiler and elevator safety, to workplace safety and health, to protecting employee wages and rights.

We hope that you find the resources that you need on our Web site. In addition to labor rules and regulations, DLI offers a variety of free training resources on safety and health. We also administer the state's work permit for minors program. Take a few minutes to see if some of our services might benefit you. You can also e-mail us at: dli@dllr.state.md.us. Thanks again for visiting Maryland's Division of Labor and Industry.

Protege la salud, la seguridad y los derechos de empleo de todos los trabajadores en Maryland. Funciona el programa de Seguridad y Salud que protege trabajadores en Maryland con inspecciones y instrucción. La División también supervisa los programas para los paseos de diversión, los ferrocarriles, los elevadores, las calderas y las naves de presión. Promueve el patrocinio de la industria de instrucción profesional para los comercios y artes hábiles por los programas de aprendizaje y entrenamiento.

• Living Wage for State Service Contracts and Living Wage Forms
• Notice of Emergency Action - Prohibition on Smoking in an [Enclosed Workplace] Indoor Place of Employment
• New/Pending DLI Regulations
• Employment Related Posters
• Remedies - Unpaid Wages
• Employment Related Assistance
• Prevailing Wage
  The Prevailing Wage Law regulates the hours of labor, rates of pay, conditions of employment, obligations of employers, and the powers and duties of certain public officials under contracts and subcontracts for public works in Maryland. This unit also enforces the Living Wage law.
• Employment Standards
  This unit administers and enforces 24 laws concerning employment issues, including: Wage and Hour, Work Permit for Minors, Employment Agencies, and Farm Labor Contractor Licensing.
• Notice to Independent Contractors and Exempt Persons (for posting) (Word format, 145KB, download Word viewer for free)
• Notice to Independent Contractors and Exempt Persons (for signatures of worker and work provider) (Word format, 136KB, download Word viewer for free)

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Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Division of Labor and Industry
1100 North Eutaw Street
Room 606
Baltimore, MD  21201
Telephone Number: (410) 767-2241
Fax Number: (410) 767-2986
E-mail Address: dli@dllr.state.md.us