Four Montgomery County lawmakers have introduced legislation that would force property owners to keep service workers employed for three months if they end a contract with the workers’ employer. The bill would require property owners who hire contractors to provide janitorial, building maintenance, security, food preparation and nonprofessional health care services to retain the contractors’ employees for 90 days after the building owner ends the contract with the service provider.

Co-sponsored by four County Council members, the bill would apply to private schools, hospitals, nursing homes, museums, airports, concert halls, convention centers, apartment buildings and office buildings larger than 75,000 square feet.