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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part II - Adoption of Regulations by Commissioner|Section 5-313 - Delayed Effective Date

    The Commissioner may delay the effective date of a regulation for not more than 90 days after publication of the notice of adoption, if the Commissioner determines that the delay is necessary to ensure that employers whom the regulation affects know about and have an opportunity to familiarize employees with the requirements of the regulation.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-314 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part II - Adoption of Regulations by Commissioner|Section 5-314 - Emergency Adoption

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, and notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle but subject to the limitations on emergency adoption in Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article, the Commissioner may adopt immediately an emergency occupational safety and health standard that the Commissioner determines is needed to protect employees from the grave danger of:        (1)    a new hazard; or        (2)    exposure to an agent or circumstance determined to be toxic or physically harmful.    (b)    An emergency occupational safety and health standard adopted under this section remains in effect until the earlier of:        (1)    expiration of a period that the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review sets;        (2)    expiration of a period, not exceeding 6 months, that the Commissioner sets; or        (3)    replacement of the emergency occupational safety and health standard by another regulation.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-315 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part II - Adoption of Regulations by Commissioner|Section 5-315 - Copies of Regulations

    (a)    The Commissioner shall keep in the office of the Commissioner a set of the current regulations adopted to carry out this title.    (b)    (1)    The Commissioner may set a fee for the cost to prepare and mail a copy of the current regulations.        (2)    On request and payment of the fee, if any, the Commissioner shall send a person a copy of the current regulations.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-318 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part III - Variances|Section 5-318 - Application by Employer

    An employer who is affected by a regulation adopted to carry out this title may apply to the Commissioner for a temporary or permanent variance from the regulation or a part of the regulation.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-319 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part III - Variances|Section 5-319 - Time for Application for Temporary Variance

    An applicant for a temporary variance shall apply before the effective date of the regulation or part of a regulation from which the temporary variance is sought.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-320 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part III - Variances|Section 5-320 - Contents of Application for Temporary Variance

    An application for a temporary variance shall:         (1)    specify the regulation or part of a regulation from which the temporary variance is sought;        (2)    contain a representation by the employer supported by the representation of qualified individuals with personal knowledge of the facts stated in the application that the employer is unable to comply with the regulation or part;        (3)    explain, in detail, each reason for the inability to comply;        (4)    describe each step that the employer has taken and will take:            (i)    to comply with the regulation or part; and            (ii)    until then, to protect employees against the hazard that the regulation or part covers;        (5)    state the date on which the employer took or will take each step listed under item (4) of this section;        (6)    state the date on which the employer expects to be able to comply with the regulation or part;        (7)    contain a certification that the employer has complied with § 5-321(a) of this subtitle;        (8)    state the manner in which the employer complied with § 5-321(a) of this subtitle; and        (9)    advise employees that any employee may ask the Commissioner to hold a hearing on the application.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-321 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part III - Variances|Section 5-321 - Notice to Employees

    (a)    An applicant for a temporary variance shall:        (1)    give a copy of the application to its employees or their authorized representative;        (2)    post, where notices to employees normally are posted, a statement that summarizes the application and specifies where a copy of the application may be examined; and        (3)    give notice by using any other appropriate means.    (b)    An applicant for a permanent variance shall give each employee whom the variance would affect notice:        (1)    of the application; and        (2)    that the Commissioner shall give each employee whom the variance would affect an opportunity to participate in a hearing on the application.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-322 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part III - Variances|Section 5-322 - Hearing; Inspection

    (a)    The Commissioner shall hold a hearing on an application for a temporary variance on request of:        (1)    the applicant; or        (2)    an employee whom the temporary variance would affect.    (b)    (1)    The Commissioner:            (i)    shall hold a hearing on each application for a permanent variance; and            (ii)    if appropriate, shall conduct an inspection.        (2)    The Commissioner shall give employees whom the permanent variance would affect an opportunity to participate in the hearing.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-323 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part III - Variances|Section 5-323 - Minimum Requirements for Issuance

    (a)    To qualify for a temporary variance, an applicant shall establish that the applicant:        (1)    is unable to comply with a regulation or part of a regulation, by its effective date, because:            (i)    equipment, material, or professional or technical staff that is needed to comply is unavailable; or            (ii)    alteration or construction of a facility that is needed to comply cannot be completed by the effective date;        (2)    has an effective program to comply with the regulation or part as soon as practicable; and        (3)    is taking each available step to protect employees against each hazard that the regulation or part covers.    (b)    To qualify for a permanent variance, an applicant shall show, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the applicant will maintain conditions, means, methods, practices, procedures, or operations that make employment and places of employment at least as safe and healthful for employees as they would be if the applicant complied with the regulation from which the permanent variance is sought.    (c)    In addition to the bases under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Commissioner may grant an employer a variance from a regulation or part of a regulation if the Commissioner:        (1)    approves an experiment to show or validate a new and improved method to protect the health or safety of employees; and        (2)    determines that the employer needs the variance to participate in the experiment.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-324 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part III - Variances|Section 5-324 - Interim Order for Temporary Variance

    (a)    The Commissioner may pass 1 interim order for a temporary variance from a regulation.    (b)    An interim order under this section is effective until the Commissioner makes a determination on an application for a temporary variance.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-325 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part III - Variances|Section 5-325 - Order

    (a)    (1)    The Commissioner shall pass an order that grants an employer a temporary variance if:            (i)    the employer submits an application in accordance with §§ 5-319 and 5-320 of this subtitle;            (ii)    the employer gives notice to employees in accordance with § 5-321(a) of this subtitle;            (iii)    the Commissioner holds any hearing required under § 5-322(a) of this subtitle; and            (iv)    the Commissioner determines that the employer has met the requirements of § 5-323(a) of this subtitle.        (2)    The Commissioner shall pass an order that grants an employer a permanent variance if:            (i)    the employer submits an appropriate application;            (ii)    the employer gives notice to employees in accordance with § 5-321(b) of this subtitle;            (iii)    the Commissioner holds a hearing and conducts an appropriate inspection under § 5-322(b) of this subtitle; and            (iv)    the Commissioner determines that the employer has met the requirements of § 5-323(b) of this subtitle.    (b)    (1)    Each order for a temporary or permanent variance shall specify the conditions the employer must maintain and the means, methods, practices, procedures, and operations to the extent that they differ from those required under the regulation or part of a regulation from which the variance is granted.        (2)    Each order for a temporary variance shall state, in detail, the program that the employer is to follow to come into compliance with the regulation or part from which the temporary variance is granted.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-326 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part III - Variances|Section 5-326 - Term and Renewal of Temporary Variance

    (a)    Unless an order for a temporary variance from a regulation or part of a regulation is renewed as provided in this section, the order may not be in effect for longer than:        (1)    1 year after the order is passed; or        (2)    if shorter, the period that the employer needs to achieve compliance with the regulation or part.    (b)    (1)    Subject to the limitations in this subsection, the Commissioner may renew an order for a temporary variance twice.        (2)    The Commissioner may renew an order under this subsection only if the employer:            (i)    submits an application for renewal to the Commissioner at least 90 days before the date on which the order is to expire; and            (ii)    meets the requirements of this subtitle for granting a temporary variance.        (3)    A renewal under this subsection may not remain in effect for more than 180 days.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-327 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part III - Variances|Section 5-327 - Modification or Revocation of Permanent Variance

    (a)    The Commissioner may modify or revoke a permanent variance at any time, on the Commissioner’s own initiative and after a hearing.    (b)    If at least 6 months have elapsed since the Commissioner granted the permanent variance, on an application of an employee or employer and after a hearing, the Commissioner may modify or revoke the permanent variance.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-328 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part III - Variances|Section 5-328 - Regulations

    The Commissioner shall adopt regulations that provide:         (1)    for a consultation program that conforms to federal law and regulations (29 C.F.R. Part 1908);        (2)    that, unless the employer fails to correct or abate a hazard identified during a consultation inspection within the time allowed in the consultation report, the employer will not receive a citation or penalty for a hazard identified during the consultation inspection; and        (3)    to the extent allowed by federal law and regulations, for an exemption not to exceed 2 years from general schedule inspection for an employer who, in accordance with the Commissioner’s regulations, uses the consultation program provided by the Division of Labor and Industry.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 8 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Part I - Scope of Subtitle|Section 5-801 - Public Body

    The penalties in this subtitle do not apply to a public body.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 8 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Part II - Prohibited Acts; Criminal Penalties|Section 5-804 - False Representations and Statements

    (a)    A person may not knowingly make a false certification, false representation, or false statement in an application, plan, record, report, or other document that is filed or required to be kept under this title.    (b)    A person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-805 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 8 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Part II - Prohibited Acts; Criminal Penalties|Section 5-805 - Advance Notice of Inspections

    (a)    Unless the Commissioner or an authorized representative of the Commissioner gives written approval, a person may not give advance notice of an inspection to be made under this title.    (b)    A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-806 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 8 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Part II - Prohibited Acts; Criminal Penalties|Section 5-806 - Willful Violation Causing Death

    If an employer willfully violates any provision of this title, an order passed under this title, or a regulation adopted to carry out this title and the violation caused death to an employee, on conviction the employer is subject to:         (1)    for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both; or        (2)    for a subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $20,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-809 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 8 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Part III - Civil Penalties|Section 5-809 - Assessment of Penalty

    (a)    (1)    For the purpose of this subsection, a violation is considered to be a serious violation if there is a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a condition that exists or a practice, means, method, operation, or process that has been adopted or is in use, unless the employer did not and with the exercise of reasonable diligence could not know of the violation.        (2)    The Commissioner shall assess a civil penalty against an employer who receives a citation for a serious violation of this title, an order passed under this title, or a regulation adopted to carry out this title.    (b)    The Commissioner shall assess a civil penalty against an employer who violates a requirement for posting imposed under this title.    (c)    The Commissioner may assess a civil penalty against an employer who:        (1)    willfully or repeatedly violates this title, an order passed under this title, or a regulation adopted to carry out this title; or        (2)    receives a citation for a violation of a provision of this title, an order passed under this title, or a regulation adopted to carry out this title and there is a specific determination that the violation is not of a serious nature.    (d)    The Commissioner may assess a civil penalty against an employer who does not correct a violation for which a citation is issued within the period set under this title for correction.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-810 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 8 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Part III - Civil Penalties|Section 5-810 - Amount of Civil Penalty

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a civil penalty under § 5-809 of this subtitle may not exceed:            (i)    $7,000 for each violation; and            (ii)    if an employer does not correct a violation within the period allowed for correction, $7,000 for each day that the violation continues.        (2)    A civil penalty for a willful or repeated violation of a provision of this title, an order passed under this title, or a regulation adopted to carry out this title may not exceed $70,000 for each violation.        (3)    A civil penalty for a willful violation of a provision of this title, an order passed under this title, or a regulation adopted to carry out this title may not be less than $5,000.    (b)    Before the Commissioner assesses a civil penalty under § 5-809 of this subtitle, the Commissioner shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty in relation to:        (1)    the size of the business of the employer against whom the penalty is to be assessed;        (2)    the gravity of the violation for which the penalty is to be assessed;        (3)    the good faith of the employer;        (4)    the history of violations by the employer;        (5)    the injury and illness experience of the employer;        (6)    the existence and quality of a safety and training program;        (7)    the actual harm to human health including injury or illness;        (8)    the extent to which the current violation is part of a recurrent pattern of the same or similar type of violation; and        (9)    the extent to which the existence of the violation was known to the employer but remained not corrected.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-811 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 8 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Part III - Civil Penalties|Section 5-811 - Collection of Civil Penalties

    (a)    If a civil penalty that is assessed under this title is not paid in full within 30 days after the penalty becomes final, the Commissioner or the Central Collection Unit may proceed in the District Court to enforce payment.    (b)    In a proceeding under this subsection, the Commissioner or the Central Collection Unit is entitled to judgment in the amount of the civil penalty that remains unpaid on a showing that:        (1)    the penalty was assessed against the defendant;        (2)    the penalty has become final;        (3)    no appeal is pending;        (4)    the penalty is wholly or partly unpaid; and        (5)    the defendant:            (i)    was duly served with a copy of the citation in accordance with the applicable regulations of the Commissioner; or            (ii)    contested the citation for which the penalty was assessed.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-812 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 8 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Part III - Civil Penalties|Section 5-812 - Disposition

    Each civil penalty under this title shall be paid into the General Fund of the State.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 4 - Funds|Part I - Unemployment Insurance Fund|Section 8-401 - Established

    There is an Unemployment Insurance Fund.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 4 - Funds|Part I - Unemployment Insurance Fund|Section 8-402 - Administration

    (a)    The Secretary shall administer the Unemployment Insurance Fund.    (b)    The Unemployment Insurance Fund shall be a special fund that is separate from State money.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 4 - Funds|Part I - Unemployment Insurance Fund|Section 8-403 - Composition and Use

    (a)    The Unemployment Insurance Fund shall consist of:        (1)    contributions;        (2)    reimbursement payments collected under Subtitle 6, Part III of this title;        (3)    interest earned on money in the Fund;        (4)    property or securities acquired with money that belongs to the Fund;        (5)    money earned from the property or securities;        (6)    money received from the Federal Unemployment Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund in accordance with Title XII of the Social Security Act;        (7)    money credited to the State Unemployment Trust Fund Account under § 903 of the Social Security Act; and        (8)    money received for the Fund from any other source.    (b)    Money in the Unemployment Insurance Fund shall be commingled.    (c)    The Unemployment Insurance Fund shall be used only for the purposes of this title.