1. (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
2. (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.

3. (c)

   1. (1) “Essential employer” means a person that employs an essential worker.
   2. (2) “Essential employer” includes a unit of State or local government.

4. (d) “Essential worker” means an individual who:

   1. (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. (2) provides services that the essential employer determines to be essential or critical to its operations.

Added by Acts 2021, c. 736, § 1, eff. May 30, 2021.