Sec. 27-70. Enforcement.

   (a)   A covered employee who was paid a wage rate less than the County minimum wage in violation of this Article may file a complaint with the Director under Section 27-7.

   (b)   The County Executive must delegate the authority to enforce this Article to a State agency that:

      (1)   enforces the State Act; and

      (2)   is legally authorized to enforce the County minimum wage. (2013 L.M.C., ch. 34, § 1.)

   Editor’s note—2015 L.M.C., ch. 6, § 1, amends 2013 L.M.C., ch. 34, §2, to state: “Transition. Notwithstanding Section 27-68, as added in Section 1, the County minimum wage, until July 1, 2017, must be the greater of the minimum wage required under the Federal or State Act or:

   (a)   effective October 1, 2014, $8.40 per hour;

   (b)   effective October 1, 2015, $9.55 per hour; and

   (c)   effective July 1, 2016, $10.75 per hour."

   2013 L.M.C., ch. 34, § 2, states: “Transition. Notwithstanding Section 27-68, as added in Section 1, the County minimum wage, until October 1, 2017, must be the greater of the minimum wage required under the Federal or State Act or:

   (a)   effective October 1, 2014, $8.40 per hour;

   (b)   effective October 1, 2015, $9.55 per hour; and

   (c)   effective October 1, 2016, $10.75 per hour.”