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MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 1 - Pay Plans|Section 8-104 - Pay Rates Generally

    (a)    (1)    Pay rates in the Standard Pay Plan may be set by:            (i)    a series of pay grades and steps within each grade;            (ii)    fixed rates; or            (iii)    minimum and maximum amounts.        (2)    Pay rates in the Executive Pay Plan may be set by:            (i)    a series of executive pay grades and steps within each grade;            (ii)    fixed rates; or            (iii)    minimum and maximum amounts.    (b)    In setting or amending a pay rate, the Secretary shall consider:        (1)    the prevailing pay rates for comparable services in private and public employment;        (2)    experience;        (3)    living costs;        (4)    benefits; and        (5)    the financial condition and policies of this State.    (c)    A pay rate in either pay plan is subject to any limitations included in the State budget.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 1 - Pay Plans|Section 8-105 - Amendments to Standard Pay Plan

    (a)    This section applies only to the Standard Pay Plan.    (b)    With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary may amend the Standard Pay Plan to increase pay rates for specific classes to:        (1)    recruit or retain competent personnel; or        (2)    ensure that pay rates adequately compensate for the effort, knowledge, responsibility, skills, and working conditions of employees in the class.    (c)    If an amendment affects a position in the Executive Branch that is listed in the budget bill in accordance with § 7-109 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, the amendment is contingent on the approval of the Board of Public Works.    (d)    An amendment to the Standard Pay Plan may not take effect unless sufficient money is available in the budget to cover the resulting pay rates.    (e)    (1)    Subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the Secretary shall report all amendments to the Standard Pay Plan to the General Assembly on or before the 15th day of the next regular legislative session.        (2)    If the General Assembly rejects an amendment, the appropriate reduction in pay rates takes effect as of the next fiscal year.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 1 - Pay Plans|Section 8-106 - Pay Increases in Standard Pay Plan

    (a)    This section applies only to the Standard Pay Plan.    (b)    The regulations adopted under this subtitle shall provide for automatic increases, from minimum to maximum steps in a pay grade, of the pay rates set by the Standard Pay Plan for an employee whose overall performance is rated satisfactory or above on the employee’s annual performance appraisal.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 1 - Pay Plans|Section 8-107 - Denial of Pay Increases in Standard Pay Plan

    (a)    This section applies only to employees whose positions are in the Standard Pay Plan.    (b)    An employee in the Standard Pay Plan shall be denied a pay increase in any year if:        (1)    an appointing authority has imposed the denial as a disciplinary action under Title 11, Subtitle 1 of this article; or        (2)    the appointing authority denies the increase because of:            (i)    an extension of an employee's period of probation under § 7-403 of this article;            (ii)    lack of productivity; or            (iii)    excessive, unexcused absenteeism.    (c)    An employee may not be denied a pay increase for reasons of performance that adversely affects the value of the employee to this State unless substantial reasons of performance were cited on the employee’s midyear or final performance appraisal forms.    (d)    An employee who is denied a pay increase under this section may appeal the denial under the appeal procedures for disciplinary actions in Title 11 of this article.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 1 - Pay Plans|Section 8-108 - Pay Increases in Executive Pay Plan

    (a)    This section applies only to the Executive Pay Plan.    (b)    (1)    An increase in a pay rate under this subsection shall be based on the employee’s performance.        (2)    For or during a fiscal year, the head of a unit may recommend an increase in an employee’s pay rate above the rate for the previous fiscal year in the same grade in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the Secretary, provided that funds are available.    (c)    (1)    A pay increase under this subsection may be made to recruit or retain competent employees or to recognize increased duties and responsibilities.        (2)    Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Secretary may approve:            (i)    a change in pay grade;            (ii)    a change from one class in a series to a different class in the same series;            (iii)    a new class or position; or            (iv)    another form of pay increase.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 1 - Pay Plans|Section 8-109 - Decreases in Pay Rates

    (a)    Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Secretary at any time may decrease the pay rate for any class included in:        (1)    the Standard Pay Plan; or        (2)    except for a position for which pay is set by a unit with independent pay-setting authority, the Executive Pay Plan.    (b)    A decrease of a pay rate under this section applies to all employees in the affected class.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 2 - Special Pay Provisions|Section 8-201 - Shift Differential Pay

    (a)    This section applies to all employees in the State Personnel Management System.    (b)    (1)    An employee subject to this section is entitled to extra pay, known as shift differential pay, if the employee:            (i)    is employed in a position designated for this purpose; and            (ii)    works on a shift that starts on or after 2:00 p.m. and on or before 1:00 a.m.        (2)    A State-employed fire fighter is entitled to shift differential pay for qualifying hours if the fire fighter works on a shift of at least 8 hours, regardless of the time that the shift starts.    (c)    (1)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations for the payment of shift differential pay.        (2)    The regulations adopted under this section shall provide for fairness and equity among all employees in consideration of:            (i)    the hours worked;            (ii)    conditions and places of employment;            (iii)    prevailing practices in the locality; and            (iv)    other factors that the Secretary considers relevant under the circumstances.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 2 - Special Pay Provisions|Section 8-202 - Hazardous Duty Pay

    (a)    An employee of the State Fire Marshal's Office is entitled to extra pay, known as hazardous duty pay, if the employee works as a member of a bomb squad or as an explosives technician.    (b)    Hazardous duty pay under this section shall be set by the Secretary in an amount not to exceed $150 a month.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 2 - Special Pay Provisions|Section 8-203 - Pay Rates and Staffing Requirements for Certain Employees

    (a)    (1)    This subsection applies to employees in the Maryland Department of Health who:            (i)    have direct contact with patients; and            (ii)    are in a position classified in one of the following bargaining units:                1.    Bargaining Unit D for Health and Human Services Non–Professionals;                2.    Bargaining Unit E for Health Care Professionals;                3.    Bargaining Unit F for Social and Human Services Professionals; or                4.    Bargaining Unit H for Public Safety and Security Personnel.        (2)    The pay rate for an employee at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital who is not receiving a forensic pay premium shall be at least two grades higher than the employee’s pay rate effective June 30, 2020.        (3)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pay rate for an employee in the Behavioral Health Administration or the Developmental Disabilities Administration shall be equal to the pay rate effective July 1, 2020, for similarly trained, qualified, or licensed employees at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital if the employee works at a facility that had a forensic admission rate greater than 75% for the immediately preceding fiscal year.        (4)    This subsection may not be construed to decrease the pay rate of any employee.    (b)    (1)    For any facility that had a forensic admission rate greater than 75% for the immediately preceding fiscal year, the facility shall:            (i)    beginning July 1, 2020, ensure that any new employees hired for a security personnel position at the facility are employed in a Security Attendant position;            (ii)    beginning July 1, 2020, reclassify any employee in a Building Security Officer position into a Security Attendant position on the successful completion by the employee of a correctional training course approved by the Correctional Training Commission under Title 8, Subtitle 2 of the Correctional Services Article; and            (iii)    beginning July 1, 2021, ensure that the Security Attendant employee–to–patient ratio is not less than:                1.    one Security Attendant employee for every three patients in maximum security facilities; and                2.    one Security Attendant employee for every 12 patients in minimum security facilities.        (2)    This subsection may not be construed to eliminate the position, or decrease pay, of any employee in a Building Security Officer position who chooses not to participate in, or fails, a correctional training course approved by the Correctional Training Commission under Title 8, Subtitle 2 of the Correctional Services Article.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 3 - Overtime Compensation|Section 8-301 - Scope of Subtitle

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in § 8–309 of this subtitle, or otherwise by law, this subtitle applies to all employees over whom the Secretary has authority to administer pay.    (b)    This subtitle does not apply to a law enforcement employee of:        (1)    the Field Enforcement Bureau of the State Comptroller’s Office; or        (2)    the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 3 - Overtime Compensation|Section 8-302 - Construction and Entitlement

    (a)    This subtitle shall be interpreted and applied, to the extent applicable, in accordance with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.    (b)    All employees subject to this subtitle are entitled to the greater of:        (1)    the benefits that are provided in this subtitle; or        (2)    to the extent applicable, the benefits required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 3 - Overtime Compensation|Section 8-303 - Overtime Compensation Generally

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an employee who works more than the normal workweek for that employee's unit is entitled to compensation for that overtime work in the form of:        (1)    payment as provided in § 8-305 of this subtitle; or        (2)    compensatory time as provided in § 8-307 of this subtitle.    (b)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations to prevent:        (1)    the granting of unnecessary overtime; and        (2)    the failure to grant overtime compensation to an eligible employee.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 3 - Overtime Compensation|Section 8-304 - Regular Hourly Pay Rate

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an employee's regular hourly rate of pay is computed for purposes of this subtitle by dividing the employee's total regular weekly pay by the total number of hours in the employee's normal workweek.    (b)    The regular hourly rate of pay for an employee of a hospital or domiciliary care facility for the ill, aged, or disabled may be computed for purposes of this subtitle by dividing the employee's total regular 2-week pay by the total number of hours in the employee's normal 2-week work period.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 3 - Overtime Compensation|Section 8-305 - Payment Required

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section:        (1)    payment for time worked in excess of an employee's normal workweek but not in excess of 40 hours in that workweek shall be made at the employee's regular hourly rate of pay; and        (2)    payment for time worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek shall be made at one and one-half times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay.    (b)    (1)    This subsection applies to those employees of a hospital or domiciliary care facility for the ill, aged, or disabled whose overtime compensation is computed on the basis of a 2-week work period under § 8-304(b) of this subtitle.        (2)    For an employee subject to this subsection, payment for overtime work shall be made at the greater of:            (i)    one and one-half times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay for time worked in excess of 80 hours in the 2-week work period; or            (ii)    one and one-half times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay for time worked during that 2-week work period that is in excess of 8 hours in any workday.    (c)    (1)    This subsection applies to law enforcement and civilian employees of the Department of State Police who participate in the modified workday program established in accordance with § 2-411 of the Public Safety Article.        (2)    For an employee subject to this subsection, payment for overtime work shall be made at the greater of:            (i)    one and one-half times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay for time worked in excess of 40 hours in the established work period; or            (ii)    one and one-half times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay for time worked during that work period that is in excess of the established workday.    (d)    A unit may adopt alternate work periods as allowed by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act for the purpose of determining payment for overtime work for its law enforcement employees or fire fighters.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 3 - Overtime Compensation|Section 8-306 - When Payment to Be Made

    Payment for overtime work shall be made on or before the day the employee is paid for the second pay period following the pay period in which the payment for overtime work is earned.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 3 - Overtime Compensation|Section 8-307 - Employee Election for Compensatory Time

    (a)    By regulations consistent with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the Secretary may provide for employees who otherwise would be entitled to payment for overtime work to elect to receive compensatory time instead.    (b)    These regulations shall provide that an employee who elects to receive compensatory time must notify the employee's supervisor of that election before the overtime work is performed.    (c)    Compensatory time under this section shall equal:        (1)    1 hour for each hour of overtime work for which the employee otherwise would receive the employee's regular hourly rate of pay; and        (2)    1.5 hours for each hour of overtime work for which the employee otherwise would receive one and one-half times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 3 - Overtime Compensation|Section 8-308 - Extra Compensation for Certain Law Enforcement Employees

    (a)    Except as provided in § 8–305(c) of this subtitle, a law enforcement employee of any unit of State government or a State Police cadet who works more than 8 hours in a normal 8–hour workday is entitled to be paid at the rate of one and one–half times the employee’s or cadet’s regular hourly rate of pay for time worked in excess of 8 hours.    (b)    (1)    In this subsection, “off–duty hours” means any hours:            (i)    during a law enforcement employee’s scheduled off–duty day; or            (ii)    during a law enforcement employee’s on–duty day after the employee has gone off duty.        (2)    Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a law enforcement employee of any unit of State government who is called to duty on the employee’s scheduled off–duty day is entitled to be paid at the rate of one and one–half times the employee’s regular hourly rate of pay for each hour worked on the off–duty day.        (3)    Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, a law enforcement employee of the Department of State Police holding a noncommissioned rank or a law enforcement employee of the Department of Natural Resources holding a rank of sergeant or below, park ranger supervisor or below, or park services supervisor or below who is called to duty during the employee’s off–duty hours is entitled to be paid at the rate of one and one–half times the employee’s regular hourly rate of pay for the greater of:            (i)    the hours worked during the off–duty hours; or            (ii)    4 hours.        (4)    A law enforcement employee of the Department of State Police holding a noncommissioned rank or a law enforcement employee of the Department of Natural Resources holding a rank of sergeant or below who makes an appearance in court on official duty during the employee’s off–duty hours is entitled to be paid at the rate of one and one–half times the employee’s regular hourly rate of pay for the greater of:            (i)    the hours worked during the off–duty hours; or            (ii)    2 hours.    (c)    A law enforcement employee of any unit of State government, or a police communications operator of the Department of State Police or Natural Resources Police who is required to work 4 or more hours on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day, or who is scheduled to be off duty on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day and is called to duty on any part of that day is entitled to:        (1)    compensatory time of 1 day; and        (2)    payment at the rate of one and one–half times the employee’s regular hourly rate of pay for each hour worked on that day.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 3 - Overtime Compensation|Section 8-309 - Employees Limited to Compensatory Time

    (a)    The Secretary may designate, subject to the Secretary’s salary-setting authority, those bona fide administrative, executive, and professional employees who may not receive payment for overtime work, but who may be granted compensatory time for overtime work.    (b)    On or after July 1, 1989, an employee who is included in the Executive Pay Plan at a pay grade of (ES) 6 or above is not entitled to accrue any compensatory time other than as provided in § 9-205(a)(3) of this article for holiday work.    (c)    A law enforcement employee of the Department of State Police holding a commissioned rank or a law enforcement employee of the Natural Resources Police holding a rank above sergeant may not receive payment for any overtime work, but may be granted compensatory time for overtime work.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 4 - Prohibited Acts and Penalties|Section 8-401 - Prohibited Acts

    Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Secretary may adopt regulations that prohibit a State officer from paying an employee in the State Personnel Management System any wages unless:         (1)    the officer has a payroll authorization from the Secretary that lists:            (i)    the name of that employee;            (ii)    the amount to be paid to that employee; and            (iii)    the services for which payment is to be paid; and        (2)    the head of a principal unit certifies in each payroll for that unit that the employees named in the payroll have been lawfully employed during the pay period and are entitled to the compensation authorized by the Secretary.