Section 3-1701 - Definitions(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.(c)(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.Added by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 736,Sec. 1, eff. 5/30/2021.