Section 18-101 - Definitions(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.(c)(1) "Employer" means a contractor or subcontractor that has a State contract for services valued at $100,000 or more.(2) "Employer" does not include a contractor or subcontractor that: (i) employs 10 or fewer employees; and(ii) has a State contract for services valued at less than $500,000.(d) "Living wage" means an hourly wage set as provided under § 18-103 of this title.(e) "Tier 1 area" includes Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, and Baltimore City.(f) "Tier 2 area" includes any county in the State not included in the Tier 1 area.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 5,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2019.