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MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 2 - Commission on Civil Rights|Section 20-206 - General Counsel; Outside Counsel

    (a)    (1)    The Commission may employ its own attorney.        (2)    The Executive Director shall appoint and remove the attorney with the approval of the Commission.    (b)    The attorney shall:        (1)    act as general counsel and legal adviser to the Commission; and        (2)    represent the Commission at all hearings and judicial proceedings in which the Commission is a party.    (c)    The general counsel is entitled to the compensation provided in the State budget.    (d)    The office of the general counsel shall include additional personnel as provided in the State budget.    (e)    The general counsel and any assistant general counsel are special appointments in the State Personnel Management System.    (f)    (1)    The Commission may retain legal assistance to advise the commissioners in legal matters.        (2)    Legal advisers retained under this subsection shall be compensated as provided in the State budget.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 2 - Commission on Civil Rights|Section 20-207 - General Powers and Duties

    (a)    (1)    The Commission may:            (i)    conduct studies and surveys concerning human relations, conditions, and problems; and            (ii)    promote in every way possible the improvement of human relations.        (2)    In conducting studies and surveys, the Commission may expend any funds provided in the State budget or otherwise made available.        (3)    On the basis of studies or surveys, the Commission may recommend legislation to the Governor.    (b)    The Commission may apply for and accept grants from State, federal, and private nonprofit organizations in furtherance of its mission.    (c)    On or before January 1 of each year, the Commission shall submit a report on the work of the Commission to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of this article, to the General Assembly.    (d)    (1)    Whenever any problem of racial discrimination arises, the Commission immediately may hold an investigatory hearing.        (2)    The purpose of the hearing shall be to resolve the problem promptly by gathering all of the facts from each interested party and making recommendations as necessary.        (3)    The hearing shall be held in the geographic area where the problem exists.    (e)    (1)    The Commission shall meet at least once each month.        (2)    (i)    In addition to its regular monthly meetings, the Chair or a majority of the members of the Commission may, at any time, call a special meeting of the Commission.            (ii)    At least 5 days’ notice of a special meeting shall be given to the members.        (3)    The Commission shall establish procedures for the conduct of its meetings.    (f)    (1)    In addition to their other duties, the commissioners shall serve on appeal boards to review decisions of the administrative law judges.        (2)    As determined by the Commission’s rules of procedure, an appeal board may allow any party affected by an administrative law judge’s decision to introduce additional relevant testimony or evidence.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 3 - Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation|Section 20-301 - "Place of Public Accommodation" Defined

    In this subtitle, “place of public accommodation” means:        (1)    an inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment that provides lodging to transient guests;        (2)    a restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, or other facility principally engaged in selling food or alcoholic beverages for consumption on or off the premises, including a facility located on the premises of a retail establishment or gasoline station;        (3)    a motion picture house, theater, concert hall, sports arena, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment;        (4)    a retail establishment that:            (i)    is operated by a public or private entity; and            (ii)    offers goods, services, entertainment, recreation, or transportation; or        (5)    an establishment:            (i)    1.    that is physically located within the premises of any other establishment covered by this subtitle; or                2.    within the premises of which any other establishment covered by this subtitle is physically located; and            (ii)    that holds itself out as serving patrons of the covered establishment.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 3 - Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation|Section 20-302 - Construction of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not prohibit the proprietor or employees of any establishment from denying service to any person for failure to conform to the usual and regular requirements, standards, and regulations of the establishment, provided that the denial is not based on discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 3 - Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation|Section 20-303 - Scope of Subtitle

    (a)    This subtitle does not apply:        (1)    to a private club or other establishment that is not open to the public, except to the extent that the facilities of the private club or other establishment are made available to the customers or patrons of an establishment within the scope of this subtitle;        (2)    with respect to sex discrimination, to a facility that is:            (i)    uniquely private and personal in nature; and            (ii)    designed to accommodate only a particular sex; and        (3)    to an establishment providing lodging to transient guests located within a building that:            (i)    contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire; and            (ii)    is occupied by the proprietor of the establishment as the proprietor’s residence.    (b)    (1)    (i)    In this subsection the following words have the meanings indicated.            (ii)    “Equivalent private space” means a space that is functionally equivalent to the space made available to users of a private facility.            (iii)    “Private facility” means a facility:                1.    that is designed to accommodate only a particular sex;                2.    that is designed to be used simultaneously by more than one user of the same sex; and                3.    in which it is customary to disrobe in view of other users of the facility.        (2)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, this subtitle applies, with respect to gender identity, to all facilities in a place of public accommodation.        (3)    This subtitle does not apply, with respect to gender identity, to a private facility, if the place of public accommodation in which the private facility is located makes available, for the use of persons whose gender identity is different from their assigned sex at birth, an equivalent private space.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 3 - Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation|Section 20-304 - Prohibited Act

    An owner or operator of a place of public accommodation or an agent or employee of the owner or operator may not refuse, withhold from, or deny to any person any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges of the place of public accommodation because of the person’s race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 3 - Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation|Section 20-305 - Reasonable Accommodations

    (a)    In this section, “reasonable accommodation” means to make a place of public accommodation suitable for access, use, and patronage by an individual with a disability without:        (1)    danger to the individual’s health or safety; and        (2)    undue hardship or expense to the person making the accommodation.    (b)    (1)    This subtitle does not require structural changes, modifications, or additions to buildings or vehicles, except as required by this section or as otherwise required by law.        (2)    Any building constructed, modified, or altered in compliance with, or in accordance with a waiver from, the Maryland Accessibility Code under § 12–202 of the Public Safety Article is not subject to this subtitle.    (c)    If a structural change or modification or the provision of special equipment is necessary to accommodate an individual with a disability, the accommodation shall be a reasonable accommodation.    (d)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a private motor coach transportation carrier may not be required to expend more than $2,500 per operating vehicle to make a reasonable accommodation to comply with this title.        (2)    At least 10% of the total operating fleet of any private motor coach transportation carrier doing business in the State shall comply with this title.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 3 - Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation|Section 20-306 - Closed-Captioning Activation

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Closed captioning” means a transcript or dialog of the audio portion of a television program that is displayed on a television receiver screen when the user activates the feature.        (3)    “Closed–captioning television receiver” means a receiver of television programming that has the ability to display closed captioning, including a television, digital set top box, and any other technology capable of displaying closed captioning.        (4)    “Public area” means a part of a place of public accommodation that is open to the general public.        (5)    “Regular hours” means the hours of any day in which a place of public accommodation is open to members of the general public.    (b)    On request, a place of public accommodation may not fail to keep closed captioning activated on any closed–captioning television receiver that is in use during regular hours in any public area.    (c)    This section does not require a place of public accommodation to make closed captioning available in a public area of the place of public accommodation if:        (1)    no television receiver of any kind is available in the public area; or        (2)    the only public television receiver available in the public area is not a closed–captioning television receiver.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 4 - Discrimination by Persons Licensed or Regulated by Maryland Department of Labor|Section 20-401 - Construction of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not prohibit any person that is licensed or regulated by the Maryland Department of Labor from refusing, withholding from, or denying accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, sales, or services to any person for failure to conform to the usual and regular requirements, standards, and regulations of the licensed or regulated person, provided that the denial is not based on discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, color, creed, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, or disability.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 4 - Discrimination by Persons Licensed or Regulated by Maryland Department of Labor|Section 20-402 - Prohibited Act

    A person that is licensed or regulated by a unit in the Maryland Department of Labor listed in § 2–108 of the Business Regulation Article may not refuse, withhold from, or deny any person any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, sales, or services of the licensed or regulated person or discriminate against any person because of the person’s race, sex, creed, color, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, or disability.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 5 - Discrimination in Leasing of Commercial Property|Section 20-501 - Prohibited Act

    An owner or operator of commercial property, an agent or employee of the owner or operator of commercial property, or a person that is licensed or regulated by the State may not discriminate against an individual in the terms, conditions, or privileges of the leasing of property for commercial use, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with the leasing of property for commercial use, because of the individual’s race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 6 - Discrimination in Employment|Section 20-602 - State Policy

    It is the policy of the State, in the exercise of its police power for the protection of the public safety, public health, and general welfare, for the maintenance of business and good government, and for the promotion of the State’s trade, commerce, and manufacturers:        (1)    to assure all persons equal opportunity in receiving employment and in all labor management–union relations, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability unrelated in nature and extent so as to reasonably preclude the performance of the employment; and        (2)    to that end, to prohibit discrimination in employment by any person.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 6 - Discrimination in Employment|Section 20-603 - Construction of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not require:        (1)    an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor–management committee subject to this subtitle to grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of the race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability of the individual or group because an imbalance may exist with respect to the total number or percentage of individuals of any race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation or individuals with disabilities employed by the employer, referred or classified for employment by the employment agency or labor organization, admitted to membership or classified by the labor organization, or admitted to, or employed in, any apprenticeship or other training program, compared to the total number or percentage of individuals of that race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation or individuals with disabilities in the State or any community, section, or other area, or in the available work force in the State or any community, section, or other area; or        (2)    an employer to reasonably accommodate an employee’s religion or disability if the accommodation would cause undue hardship on the conduct of the employer’s business.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 6 - Discrimination in Employment|Section 20-604 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not apply to:        (1)    an employer with respect to the employment of aliens outside of the State; or        (2)    a religious corporation, association, educational institution, or society with respect to the employment of individuals of a particular religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity to perform work connected with the activities of the religious entity.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 6 - Discrimination in Employment|Section 20-605 - Exceptions

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, this subtitle does not prohibit:        (1)    an employer from hiring and employing employees, an employment agency from classifying or referring for employment any individual, a labor organization from classifying its membership or classifying or referring for employment any individual, or an employer, labor organization, or joint labor–management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining programs from admitting or employing any individual in a program, on the basis of the individual’s sex, age, religion, national origin, or disability, if sex, age, religion, national origin, or disability is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that business or enterprise;        (2)    an employer from establishing and requiring an employee to adhere to reasonable workplace appearance, grooming, and dress standards that are directly related to the nature of the employment of the employee and that are not precluded by any provision of State or federal law, as long as the employer allows any employee to appear, groom, and dress consistent with the employee’s gender identity;        (3)    a school, college, university, or other educational institution from hiring and employing employees of a particular religion, if:            (i)    the institution is wholly or substantially owned, supported, controlled, or managed by a particular religion or by a particular religious corporation, association, or society; or            (ii)    the curriculum of the institution is directed toward the propagation of a particular religion; or        (4)    except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an employer, employment agency, or labor organization from observing the terms of a bona fide seniority system or any bona fide employee benefit plan, such as a retirement, pension, or insurance plan, that is not a subterfuge to evade the purposes of this subtitle.    (b)    An employee benefit plan may not excuse the failure to hire any individual.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 6 - Discrimination in Employment|Section 20-607 - Unlawful Discriminatory Compensation Practices

    (a)    For purposes of this subtitle, an unlawful employment practice occurs, with respect to discrimination in compensation in violation of this subtitle, when:        (1)    a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted;        (2)    an individual becomes subject to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice; or        (3)    an individual is affected by application of a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, resulting wholly or partly from the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice.    (b)    In addition to any relief authorized by this title, liability may accrue and an aggrieved person may obtain relief as provided in § 20–1009 of this title, including recovery of back pay for up to 2 years preceding the filing of the complaint, where the unlawful employment practice that has occurred during the complaint filing period is similar or related to an unlawful employment practice with regard to discrimination in compensation that occurred outside the time for filing a complaint.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-608 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 6 - Discrimination in Employment|Section 20-608 - Immunity

    An employer shall be immune from liability under this title or under the common law arising out of reasonable acts taken by the employer to verify the sexual orientation or gender identity of any employee or applicant in response to a charge filed against the employer on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-611 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 6 - Discrimination in Employment|Section 20-611 - Employer Liability for Harassment

    In an action alleging a violation of this subtitle based on harassment, an employer is liable:         (1)    for the acts or omissions toward an employee or applicant for employment committed by an individual who:            (i)    undertakes or recommends tangible employment actions affecting the employee or an applicant for employment, including hiring, firing, promoting, demoting, and reassigning the employee or an applicant for employment; or            (ii)    directs, supervises, or evaluates the work activities of the employee; or        (2)    if the negligence of the employer led to the harassment or continuation of harassment.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  20-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 20 - Human Relations|Subtitle 7 - Discrimination in Housing|Section 20-702 - State Policy; Administration and Enforcement of Subtitle

    (a)    It is the policy of the State:        (1)    to provide for fair housing throughout the State to all, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or source of income; and        (2)    to that end, to prohibit discriminatory practices with respect to residential housing by any person, in order to protect and ensure the peace, health, safety, prosperity, and general welfare of all.    (b)    This subtitle:        (1)    is an exercise of the police power of the State for the protection of the people of the State; and        (2)    shall be administered and enforced by the Commission and, as provided in this title, enforced by the appropriate State court.