970                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 697

gratuities in the amount claimed by the employer as credit for part
of the minimum wage paid to that employee; a suitable scale of
wages for learners and apprentices, not to be less than 80% of the
fixed minimum wage; and such special cases or classes of cases as
the Commissioner finds appropriate to prevent the curtailment of
employment opportunities, avoid undue hardships and safeguard the
minimum fair wage herein established.

(2) On request of the Committee the Commissioner shall make
available to them information showing rates currently being paid
and other relevant information which shall have a bearing upon any
of the consultations for sub-sections 5 85 (a) (1).

(8) Regulations of the Commissioner issued pursuant to sub-
section 5 85 (a) (1) of this section shall be made only after publica-
tion and public hearings by the Commissioner, at which hearing any
person may be heard.

(b) The Commissioner shall have power to determine rates LESS
THAN THE FIXED MINIMUM WAGE for those handicapped by
physical or mental disability upon the circumstances of the indi-
vidual case and shall issue certificates for such periods of time as
stated therein.

86.    (a) The Committee shall hold public hearings every two
years for the purpose of reviewing current regulations and making
recommendation for change with regard to rates, coverage, or
administrative regulations in a written report to the Commissioner
upon the conclusion of these hearings.

(b)  Regulations or revisions issued by the Commissioner pur-
suant to the regulations in sub-sections 3 and 5 (a) SUB-SECTION
85 (B) shall be made only after a public hearing by the Commis-
sioner, subsequent to publication of notice of the hearing, at which
any person may be heard. Such regulations , UPON THE AP-
PROVAL OF THE COMMISSION, shall, except as may otherwise
be provided by the Commissioner, take effect upon publication.

(c)  Any person who may be aggrieved by any administrative
regulation or wage order issued under this Act may obtain a review
thereof in the court BALTIMORE CITY COURT OR IN THE
CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY, AS THE CASE MAY BE,
by filing in such court within 60 days after the date of publication
of such regulation a written petition praying that the regulation be
modified or set aside. A copy of such petition shall be served upon
the Commissioner. The finding of facts, if supported by substantial
evidence, shall be conclusive upon the court. The court shall deter-
mine whether the regulation is in accordance with law.

The commencement of proceedings under this section shall not,
unless specifically ordered by the court, operate as a stay of an
administrative regulation or wage order issued under the provisions
of this Act.

87.    Every employer subject to any provisions of this Act or of
any regulation under this Act shall make, and keep for a period of
not less than 3 years in or about the premises wherein any employee
is employed, a record of the name, address, and occupation of each
of his employees, the rate of pay, and the amount paid each pay