§ 3-1. Minimum wage required.

(a) Employers must pay.

Subject to the other provisions of this Division I, every employer operating and doing business in Baltimore City shall pay wages to each employee in the City at a rate not less than the minimum wage required by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended.

(b) Violations.

It is a violation of this Division I for any employer to pay any employee a wage less than the minimum wage required by this Division I, and it is a separate violation each time an employee is not paid the wage required by this Division I at the time the employee is entitled to be paid.