Maryland Labor and Employment Section 11-301

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

      (b)      (1)      "Employer" means any person, corporation, or other entity that employs at least 50 individuals and operates an industrial, commercial, or business enterprise in the State.

            (2)      "Employer" does not include the State or its political subdivisions or any employer who has been doing business in the State less than 1 year.

      (c)      "Reduction in operations" includes:

            (1)      the relocation of a part of an employer's operation from 1 workplace to another existing or proposed site; or

            (2)      the shutting down of a workplace or a portion of the operations of a workplace that reduces the number of employees by at least 25 percent or 15 employees, whichever is greater, over any 3-month period.

      (d)      (1)      "Workplace" includes a factory, plant, office or other facility where employees produce goods or provide services.

            (2)      "Workplace" does not include a construction site or other temporary workplace.