Maryland Labor and Employment Section 3-801

      (a)      In this subtitle, "employer" means a person engaged in a business, industry, profession, trade, or other enterprise in the State.

      (b)      "Employer" includes:

            (1)      a unit of State or local government that employs individuals who are not subject to the provisions of Title 9, Subtitle 5 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; and

            (2)      a person who acts directly or indirectly in the interest of another employer with an employee.