§ 3-1701
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§3–1701.
(a)In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)“Emergency” means a catastrophic health emergency, as defined under § 14–3A–01 of the Public Safety Article, that is the subject of an executive proclamation under § 14–3A–02 of the Public Safety Article and is related to a communicable disease.
(1)“Essential employer” means a person that employs an essential worker.
(2)“Essential employer” includes a unit of State or local government.
(d)“Essential worker” means an individual who:
(1)performs a duty or work responsibility during an emergency that cannot be performed remotely or is required to be completed at the work site; and
(2)provides services that the essential employer determines to be essential or critical to its operations.