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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-916 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 9 - Workplace Fraud|Section 3-916 - Groundless or Malicious Complaint and Bad Faith Actions; Administrative Penalty; Attorneys' Fees

    (a)    A person may not:        (1)    make or cause to be made a groundless or malicious complaint to the Commissioner or an authorized representative of the Commissioner;        (2)    in bad faith, bring an action under this subtitle or a proceeding related to the subject of this subtitle; or        (3)    in bad faith, testify in an action under this subtitle or a proceeding related to the subject of this subtitle.    (b)    The Commissioner shall investigate any allegations that a person has violated any provision of this section.    (c)    (1)    If the Commissioner determines that a person has violated any provision of this section, that person may be subject to an administrative penalty of up to $1,000, assessed by the Commissioner.        (2)    A sanction under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be subject to the notice and hearing requirements of § 3–906 of this subtitle.        (3)    If the person found in violation of this section is a person alleged to be employed by the respondent, the Commissioner shall disclose the identity of the complainant.    (d)    Any person who must defend an action taken as a result of a groundless or malicious complaint may be entitled to recover attorneys’ fees.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-917 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 9 - Workplace Fraud|Section 3-917 - Regulations

    The Commissioner shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-918 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 9 - Workplace Fraud|Section 3-918 - Payment of Civil Penalty Into General Fund

    Each civil penalty under this subtitle shall be paid into the General Fund of the State.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-919 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 9 - Workplace Fraud|Section 3-919 - Budget and Costs

    (a)    The proposed budget of the Division of Labor and Industry shall include an appropriation from the Workers’ Compensation Commission to cover the cost of administering this subtitle.    (b)    The Workers’ Compensation Commission shall pay the cost of administering this subtitle from money that the Commission receives under § 9–316 of this article.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-920 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 9 - Workplace Fraud|Section 3-920 - Annual Report

    (a)    The Commissioner shall prepare an annual report for the Secretary and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the administration and enforcement of this subtitle, that shall include:        (1)    the number and nature of complaints received;        (2)    the number of investigations conducted;        (3)    the number of citations issued;        (4)    the number of informal resolutions of the citations;        (5)    the number of citations appealed to the Office of Administrative Hearings and the outcomes of those hearings;        (6)    the number of requests for judicial review of final orders and whether the orders were affirmed or overturned; and        (7)    the number of civil penalties assessed, the total dollar amount of those penalties, and the total dollar amount collected.    (b)    The Commissioner’s report shall be a public record.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 10 - Civil Air Patrol Leave|Section 3-1001 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Civil Air Patrol leave” means leave requested by an employee who:        (1)    is a volunteer member of the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force known as the Civil Air Patrol; and        (2)    has been authorized by the United States Air Force, the Governor, or a political subdivision of the State to respond to an emergency mission.    (c)    “Employee” means any individual who performs services for, or under the control of, a provider of wages or remuneration.    (d)    “Employee benefits” means all benefits other than wages given by an employer.    (e)    “Employer” means any person that employs more than 15 employees.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 10 - Civil Air Patrol Leave|Section 3-1002 - Discrimination Prohibited

    (a)    An employer may not discriminate against or discharge from employment an employee who has been employed for a minimum of 90 days and is a member of the Civil Air Patrol because of membership in the Civil Air Patrol.    (b)    An employer may not hinder or prevent an employee who has been employed for a minimum of 90 days from performing service as part of the Maryland Wing of the Civil Air Patrol during an emergency mission if the member is entitled to leave under this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 10 - Civil Air Patrol Leave|Section 3-1003 - Leave

    (a)    An employer shall provide no less than 15 days per calendar year of unpaid Civil Air Patrol leave to an employee responding to an emergency mission of the Maryland Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.    (b)    (1)    An employee shall give the employer as much notice as possible of the intended dates of the beginning and end of leave.        (2)    After arriving at an emergency location, the employee shall notify the employer with an estimate of the amount of time needed to complete the emergency mission.        (3)    The employee shall report to the employer necessary changes in the time required to complete the mission.        (4)    The employer may require verification of the eligibility of the employee for the Civil Air Patrol leave requested or taken.        (5)    If the employee fails to provide the required certification, the employer may deny the Civil Air Patrol leave.        (6)    An employee taking leave under this subtitle may not be required to exhaust all available leave before using Civil Air Patrol leave.        (7)    Nothing in this subtitle prevents an employer from providing paid leave for leave under this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1004 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 10 - Civil Air Patrol Leave|Section 3-1004 - Restoration of Position

    (a)    The employer shall restore the employee to the position held when the leave began or to a position with equivalent seniority status, benefits, pay, and conditions of employment when the employee returns to work.    (b)    An employer may decline to restore an employee as required in this subtitle because of circumstances unrelated to the provisions of this subtitle.    (c)    An employer and an employee may negotiate for the employer to pay for the benefits of the employee during the leave.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1005 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 10 - Civil Air Patrol Leave|Section 3-1005 - In General

    (a)    The use of Civil Air Patrol leave under this subtitle may not result in the loss of an employee benefit accrued before the first date of leave.    (b)    An employee using leave under Title 13 of the Public Safety Article may not concurrently use leave granted under this subtitle.    (c)    This subtitle does not affect the obligation of an employer to comply with a collective bargaining agreement or an employee benefit plan that provides greater leave rights to employees than the rights provided under this subtitle.    (d)    The grant of leave under this subtitle may not be diminished by a collective bargaining agreement or an employee benefit plan entered into on or after January 1, 2010.    (e)    This subtitle does not affect or diminish the contract rights or seniority status of an employee not entitled to Civil Air Patrol leave.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1006 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 10 - Civil Air Patrol Leave|Section 3-1006 - Prohibited Acts

    (a)    An employer may not interfere with the use of Civil Air Patrol leave allowed under this subtitle.    (b)    An employer may not discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or in any other manner discriminate against an employee who:        (1)    complies with the provisions of this subtitle; or        (2)    opposes a practice not in compliance with this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1007 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 10 - Civil Air Patrol Leave|Section 3-1007 - Enforcement

    (a)    An employee may bring a civil action in the appropriate State court to enforce this subtitle.    (b)    The court may enjoin an act or a practice that violates this subtitle and may order equitable relief to redress the violation or to enforce this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1008 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 10 - Civil Air Patrol Leave|Section 3-1008 - Violations -- Mediation or Action

    (a)    Whenever the Commissioner determines that this subtitle has been violated, the Commissioner shall:        (1)    try to resolve any issue involved in the violation informally by mediation; or        (2)    ask the Attorney General to bring an action on behalf of the applicant or employee.    (b)    The Attorney General may bring an action under this section in the county where the violation allegedly occurred for injunctive relief, damages, or other relief.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 11 - Lien for Unpaid Wages|Section 3-1101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Employer” includes a person who acts directly or indirectly in the interest of another employer with an employee.    (c)    “Lien for unpaid wages” means a lien for the amount of wages owed to an employee and penalties authorized under this title or other provisions of law against real or personal property owned by an employer and located in the State.    (d)    “Wages” does not include commissions.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 11 - Lien for Unpaid Wages|Section 3-1102 - Notice Required; Contents

    To establish a lien for unpaid wages under § 3–1104 of this subtitle, an employee shall first provide written notice to an employer that:        (1)    is served on the employer within the statute of limitations period under § 5–101 of the Courts Article;        (2)    is personally served in accordance with Maryland Rule 2–121; and        (3)    contains the information required by the Commissioner under § 3–1110 of this subtitle to provide the employer with adequate notice of the wages claimed and the property against which the lien for unpaid wages is sought.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 11 - Lien for Unpaid Wages|Section 3-1103 - Disputed Claims

    (a)    An employer may dispute a lien for unpaid wages by filing a complaint in the circuit court for the county where property of an employer is located.    (b)    A complaint filed under this section shall:        (1)    be filed within 30 days after notice is served on the employer; and        (2)    include:            (i)    the name of the employer that owes the employee the wages and the name of the employee to whom the wages are owed;            (ii)    a copy of the notice to establish a lien for unpaid wages served on the employer under § 3–1102 of this subtitle;            (iii)    a statement of any defense to the lien for unpaid wages; and            (iv)    an affidavit containing a statement of facts that support any defenses raised.    (c)    The employer or employee may request an evidentiary hearing.    (d)    If an employer files a complaint, the circuit court shall determine whether to issue an order establishing a lien for unpaid wages:        (1)    within 45 days after the date on which the complaint was filed; and        (2)    based on a preponderance of the evidence in which the employee has the burden of proof to establish the lien for unpaid wages.    (e)    (1)    If a circuit court issues an order to establish a lien for unpaid wages, the employee is entitled to court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.        (2)    If a circuit court determines the effort to establish a lien for unpaid wages to have been frivolous or made in bad faith, the court may award court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to an employer.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 11 - Lien for Unpaid Wages|Section 3-1104 - Establishing Lien

    A lien for unpaid wages is established:        (1)    after a circuit court issues an order to establish a lien for unpaid wages; or        (2)    if no complaint disputing the lien for unpaid wages is filed, within 30 days after a notice is served under § 3–1102 of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 11 - Lien for Unpaid Wages|Section 3-1105 - Recordation of Lien

    (a)    If a circuit court orders the establishment of a lien for unpaid wages, the employee may record the lien for unpaid wages by filing a wage lien statement under subsection (c) of this section.    (b)    If the employer fails to file a timely complaint disputing the notice of wage lien, the employee may record the lien for unpaid wages by filing a wage lien statement under subsection (c) of this section along with proof of service in accordance with Maryland Rule 2–126.    (c)    A wage lien statement may be recorded:        (1)    for a lien against real property, by filing a wage lien statement, in a form prescribed by the Commissioner, with the clerk of the circuit court for the county where any portion of the property is located; and        (2)    for a lien against personal property, by filing a wage lien statement in the same manner, form, and place as a financing statement under Title 9, Subtitle 5 of the Commercial Law Article.    (d)    (1)    If an employee does not record a wage lien statement within 180 days after the lien for unpaid wages is established, a lien for unpaid wages shall be extinguished without prejudice.        (2)    If payment is made or a bond is filed for the amount of wages and damages stated in the wage lien statement, the recorded lien for unpaid wages shall be released.    (e)    A lien for unpaid wages recorded under this section shall be considered a secured claim that has priority:        (1)    from the date of the court order establishing the lien for unpaid wages; or        (2)    if no complaint disputing the lien for unpaid wages is filed, from the date that the employee filed the wage lien statement.    (f)    Subsequent bona fide purchasers of any property subject to a recorded lien for unpaid wages are deemed to have constructive notice of the lien for unpaid wages from date of recordation of a wage lien statement.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 11 - Lien for Unpaid Wages|Section 3-1106 - Enforcement

    (a)    An order for a lien for unpaid wages shall be enforced in the same manner as any other judgment under State law.    (b)    An action to enforce an order for a lien for unpaid wages shall be brought within 12 years of the date of recordation of a lien for unpaid wages.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 11 - Lien for Unpaid Wages|Section 3-1107 - Contract Requiring Waiver of Right Prohibited

    (a)    A contract between an employee and an employer may not waive or require the employee to waive the right to seek the establishment of a lien for unpaid wages under this subtitle.    (b)    A provision in an executory contract between an employer and an employee that conditions payment of wages to the employee on receipt by the employer of a payment from a property owner or a third party may not abrogate or waive the right of an employee to seek the establishment of a lien for unpaid wages under this subtitle.    (c)    A provision of a contract that violates this section is void as against the public policy of the State.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 11 - Lien for Unpaid Wages|Section 3-1108 - Construction of Subtitle

    This subtitle may not be construed to prevent an employee from exercising any right or seeking any remedy to which the employee may be otherwise entitled.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 11 - Lien for Unpaid Wages|Section 3-1109 - Commissioner May Establish Lien

    The Commissioner may seek to establish a lien for unpaid wages on behalf of an employee.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 11 - Lien for Unpaid Wages|Section 3-1110 - Regulations

    The Commissioner shall adopt regulations to:        (1)    establish the content of the notice, complaint, and wage lien statement under this subtitle; and        (2)    implement the provisions of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 12 - Parental Leave Act|Section 3-1201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Eligible employee” means an individual who has requested that an employer provide parental leave and who, as of the date that the requested parental leave begins, will have been employed by that employer for at least:            (i)    a 12–month period; and            (ii)    1,250 hours during the previous 12 months.        (2)    “Eligible employee” does not include an individual:            (i)    who is employed at a work site at which the employer employs fewer than 15 employees if the total number of employees employed by that employer within 75 miles of the work site is also fewer than 15; or            (ii)    who is an independent contractor.    (c)    (1)    “Employer” means a person who employs at least 15 but not more than 49 individuals in the State for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year.        (2)    “Employer” includes:            (i)    a person who acts, directly or indirectly, in the interest of an employer with respect to an employee of the employer; and            (ii)    a successor in interest of an employer.    (d)    (1)    “Employment benefits” means benefits provided or made available to an employee by an employer.        (2)    “Employment benefits” includes group life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, sick leave, annual leave, educational benefits, and pensions.    (e)    “Parental leave” means leave described in § 3–1202 of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 12 - Parental Leave Act|Section 3-1202 - General Consideration

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an eligible employee is entitled to a total of 6 workweeks of unpaid parental leave during any 12–month period for one or more of the following:        (1)    the birth of a child of the employee; or        (2)    the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care.    (b)    An employer may deny unpaid parental leave to an eligible employee if:        (1)    the denial is necessary to prevent substantial and grievous economic injury to the operations of the employer; and        (2)    the employer notifies the employee of the denial before the employee begins taking the leave.    (c)    If an employer provides paid leave to an eligible employee, the employer may require the eligible employee, or the eligible employee may elect, to substitute the paid  leave for any part of or all of the period of parental leave.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 12 - Parental Leave Act|Section 3-1203 - Notice Requirements

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an employer may require an eligible employee to give the employer written notice of the employee’s intention to take parental leave at least 30 days before commencing parental leave.    (b)    An eligible employee may begin taking parental leave without prior notice following a premature birth, unexpected adoption, or unexpected foster placement.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 12 - Parental Leave Act|Section 3-1204 - Return to Work

    (a)    An eligible employee who returns to work after taking parental leave is entitled to be restored by an employer:        (1)    to the position of employment held by the employee when the parental leave began; or        (2)    to an equivalent position with equivalent employment benefits, pay, and other terms and conditions of employment.    (b)    An employer may:        (1)    deny restoration of the eligible employee’s position of employment under subsection (a) of this section if:            (i)    the denial is necessary to prevent substantial and grievous economic injury to the operations of the employer;            (ii)    the employer notifies the employee of the intent of the employer to deny restoration of the employee’s position of employment at the time the employer determines that economic injury would occur; and            (iii)    in a case of parental leave that has already begun, the employee elects not to return to employment after receiving notice of the employer’s intention to deny restoration of the employee’s position of employment; and        (2)    during the parental leave period, terminate employment of an eligible employee  only for cause.