I.    Maryland Wage Laws - In General

II.   Remedies for Unpaid Wages
       * Note on Jurisdiction

III.  Work Issues

1. What is "Work"?
2. Change of Work Hours: An Employer's Right
3. Employee or Independent Contractor?
       * Factors in Making the Distinction Between an Employee and an Independent Contractor
       * Case Studies

IV. Wages and Compensation

1. What is a "Wage"?
2. Frequency of Pay
3. Wage Payment at Termination: When Final Paycheck Due
4. Wages Paid On Time
5. Deductions from Wages
6. Deductions for Unemployment and Workers' Compensation
7. Unused Vacation at Termination -- Is It Payable?
8. Unused Sick Leave at Termination -- Is It Payable?
9. Flexible Leave Act
10. Holidays and Holiday Pay: No Entitlement
11. Temporary Closures, Snow Days, Etc.: Not Compensable
12. Change of Pay: In the Employer's Discretion
13. Severance Pay
14. Uniforms: Passing On the Cost
15. Compensable Time: For What Time Must An Employee Be Paid?
16. Commuting to Work: Non-Compensable
17. Notice of Termination: Payment of Wages During Notice Period
18. Tipped Employees: Payment of Less than Minimum Wage
19. Trainings and Meetings: Compensable Time
20. Direct Deposit of Wages: Voluntary
21. Recordkeeping: An Employer's Responsibility
22. Holding Wages: "One Pay in the Hole"
23. Bounced Paychecks
24. Pay for Lunch and Other Breaks
25. Commissions

V.  Overtime

1. In General
2. Salaried Employees: No Overtime
1. Executive
2. Administrative
3. Professional
3. Hourly and Non-Executive, Non-Administrative and Non-Professional Employees: May Receive Overtime
4. Independent Contractors
5. Employers Not Required to Pay Overtime Under Maryland Law
6. Employees Not Eligible for Overtime Under Maryland Law

VI. Employer Discretion in the Workplace: Employment-At-Will

1. Employment At-Will: Termination of Employment
2. Displaced Workers: Reductions in Force
3. Setting the Terms of Employment
4. Breaks, Benefits and Days Off
5. Drug Tests

VII.   Where to Find Help

VIII.  Labor and Employment Publications in Maryland