Maryland Labor and Employment Section 9-210
§ 9-210.
  (a)   (1)   In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
    (2)   "Farmer" includes a dairy farmer.
    (3)   (i)   "Migrant farm worker" means an individual who is engaged in seasonal or other temporary agricultural employment and who is:
        1.   absent overnight from the permanent residence of the individual; or
        2.   transported to and from the place of employment of the individual by a day-haul operation.
      (ii)   "Migrant farm worker" does not include an individual who performs a service included in subsection (b) of this section if the individual:
        1.   does not operate equipment or machinery; and
        2.   is employed:
        A.   within 25 miles of the permanent residence of the individual; and
        B.   for not more than 13 weeks a year.
  (b)   Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an individual, including a migrant farm worker, is a covered employee if:
    (1)   the individual receives compensation from a farmer for any service other than office work, including:
      (i)   operating a machine connected with animal, crop, or soil management;
      (ii)   constructing or repairing a fixture or machine; or
      (iii)   handling an animal or crop with or without a machine; and
    (2)   the farmer has:
      (i)   at least 3 full-time employees; or
      (ii)   an annual payroll of at least $15,000 for full-time employees.
  (c)   An individual, other than a migrant farm worker, who receives compensation from a farmer for a service is not a covered employee if:
    (1)   the individual customarily is engaged in an independent business occupation of the same nature as that of the service performed;
    (2)   the individual is free from control and direction over the individual's performance of the service;
    (3)   the individual provides the individual's own equipment, materials, and tools; and
    (4)   the farmer is not required to withhold Social Security, unemployment, State, or federal taxes from the compensation paid to the individual.