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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 3 - Injunctions|Part III - Restrictions on Injunctive Relief|Section 4-310 - Labor Dispute Case

    A case shall be held to involve or grow out of a labor dispute when the case involves:         (1)    persons who are engaged in a single industry, trade, craft, or occupation, employees of the same employer, or members of the same or an affiliated organization of employees or employers, regardless of whether the dispute is between:            (i)    1 or more employees or associations of employees and 1 or more employers or associations of employers;            (ii)    1 or more employees or associations of employees and 1 or more employees or associations of employees; or            (iii)    1 or more employers or associations of employers and 1 or more employers or associations of employers; or        (2)    a conflicting or competing interest in a labor dispute of a person participating or interested in the labor dispute.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 3 - Injunctions|Part III - Restrictions on Injunctive Relief|Section 4-311 - Legislative Findings and Policy

    The General Assembly finds that a procedure that allows a plaintiff to obtain sweeping injunctive relief without giving to each defendant notice of and a hearing based wholly or partly on examination and cross-examination of witnesses in open court, rather than on affidavits alone, is peculiarly subject to abuse in later litigation because:         (1)    injunctive relief necessarily alters, rather than maintains, the status quo;        (2)    determination of issues of veracity and of probability of fact from affidavits of the opposing parties that are contradictory and, under the circumstances, untrustworthy rather than from oral examination in open court is subject to grave error;        (3)    erroneous issuance of injunctive relief usually is irreparable to the defendant; and        (4)    delay incident to appeals frequently makes ultimate correction of error unavailing in a particular case.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 3 - Injunctions|Part III - Restrictions on Injunctive Relief|Section 4-312 - Construction of Part

    This Part III of this subtitle shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with the policy stated in § 4-311 of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 3 - Injunctions|Part III - Restrictions on Injunctive Relief|Section 4-313 - Failure of Plaintiff to Fulfill Obligations

    (a)    A court may not grant injunctive relief in a labor dispute:        (1)    if the plaintiff has failed to comply with each obligation imposed by law that is involved in the labor dispute; or        (2)    except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the plaintiff has failed to make every reasonable effort to settle the labor dispute:            (i)    by negotiation; or            (ii)    with the help of available dispute resolution mechanisms, governmental mediation, or voluntary arbitration.    (b)    If irreparable injury is threatened, a court may grant injunctive relief before another tribunal acts to settle the labor dispute.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-314 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 3 - Injunctions|Part III - Restrictions on Injunctive Relief|Section 4-314 - Temporary and Permanent Injunctions

    In addition to any other limitation under this Part III of this subtitle, a court may not issue a temporary or permanent injunction in a case that involves or grows out of a labor dispute unless:         (1)    each known person against whom relief is sought and each public officer who has a duty to protect the property of the plaintiff is given, in the manner that the court directs, personal notice that the court will hold a hearing on issuance of a temporary or permanent injunction;        (2)    at the hearing, the court takes, in open court, testimony offered against the temporary or permanent injunction and affords the opportunity for cross-examination; and        (3)    as a result of the hearing, the court finds that:            (i)    an unlawful act:                1.    has been threatened and, unless restrained, will be committed; or                2.    has been committed and, unless restrained, will be continued;            (ii)    unless it grants the relief requested, the property of the plaintiff will be injured substantially and irreparably;            (iii)    greater injury will be inflicted on the plaintiff for each item of relief that the court denies than will be inflicted on the defendant if the court grants the item;            (iv)    it is not granting any item of relief for which a court lacks jurisdiction under § 4-307 of this subtitle;            (v)    the plaintiff has no adequate remedy at law; and            (vi)    each public officer who has a duty to protect the property of the plaintiff has failed or is unable to give adequate protection.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-315 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 3 - Injunctions|Part III - Restrictions on Injunctive Relief|Section 4-315 - Temporary Restraining Orders

    (a)    If, in addition to meeting the requirements for an injunction under § 4-314 of this subtitle, a plaintiff alleges that, unless a temporary restraining order is issued before a court holds a hearing on issuance of other injunctive relief in a case that involves or grows out of a labor dispute, substantial and irreparable injury to the property of the plaintiff is unavoidable, the court may issue a temporary restraining order in accordance with this section.    (b)    (1)    The court shall pass a show cause order that gives each party whom the plaintiff seeks to have restrained a reasonable period of at least 48 hours in which to show cause why the court should not issue a temporary restraining order.        (2)    A show cause order shall be served on each party whom the plaintiff seeks to have restrained as provided in the show cause order.        (3)    On expiration of the period to show cause, the court may issue a temporary restraining order if on the basis of testimony or, in the discretion of the court, an affidavit, the court finds that issuance of a temporary injunction would be justified if a hearing were held.    (c)    (1)    A temporary restraining order issued under this section is effective for the period that the court sets but not more than 5 days.        (2)    If a hearing for a temporary injunction begins before the expiration of the period set under this subsection, the court may continue the temporary restraining order until the court decides whether to issue the temporary injunction.        (3)    Unless the court continues a temporary restraining order in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, then on expiration of the period set under this subsection, the order is void and may not be renewed or extended.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-316 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 3 - Injunctions|Part III - Restrictions on Injunctive Relief|Section 4-316 - Bonds

    (a)    Before a court issues a temporary restraining order or temporary injunction in a case that involves or grows out of a labor dispute, the plaintiff shall post bond with the court.    (b)    (1)    Bond under this section shall be in an amount sufficient to compensate each person who is enjoined for any loss, expense, or damages that improvident or erroneous issuance of the temporary restraining order or temporary injunction causes.        (2)    The amount shall include reasonable counsel fees and other reasonable costs that a defendant incurs in defending against other injunctive relief in the same case if the court denies the injunctive relief.    (c)    Bond under this section signifies an agreement between the plaintiff and surety to submit to the jurisdiction of the court for the purpose of being liable on the bond.    (d)    This section does not prevent a party who has a claim on or under a bond from bringing an action to pursue an ordinary remedy in court.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-317 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 3 - Injunctions|Part III - Restrictions on Injunctive Relief|Section 4-317 - Findings; Scope and Effect of Relief

    (a)    A court may not grant injunctive relief in a case that involves or grows out of a labor dispute until the court makes and files, in the record of the case, findings of fact.    (b)    Injunctive relief in a case that involves or grows out of a labor dispute shall prohibit an act only if:        (1)    the complaint in the labor case expressly complains of the specific act; and        (2)    the findings of fact expressly include the specific act.    (c)    Injunctive relief in a case that involves or grows out of a labor dispute is binding only on a person:        (1)    who receives, by personal service or otherwise, actual notice of the injunctive relief; and        (2)    who is:            (i)    a party to the case;            (ii)    an agent or employee of a party or lawyer who represents a party; or            (iii)    a person in active concert and participation with a party.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-318 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 3 - Injunctions|Part III - Restrictions on Injunctive Relief|Section 4-318 - Appeals

    A party may appeal to the Court of Special Appeals from the issuance or denial of a temporary injunction in a case that involves or grows out of a labor dispute.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-321 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 3 - Injunctions|Part IV - Civil and Criminal Liability|Section 4-321 - Liability for Acts of Agents, Members, or Officers

    An organization or officer or member of an organization participating or interested in a labor dispute has immunity from liability in accordance with § 5-414 of the Courts Article.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-322 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 3 - Injunctions|Part IV - Civil and Criminal Liability|Section 4-322 - Constructive Criminal Contempt

    (a)    A person who is charged with constructive criminal contempt for a violation of injunctive relief in a case that involves or grows out of a labor dispute is entitled:        (1)    to pretrial release as provided for defendants in criminal cases;        (2)    to notice of the accusation;        (3)    to a reasonable time to make a defense; and        (4)    except for an officer of the court who is charged with disobedience, misbehavior, or other misconduct in respect to process of the court, on demand, to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury from the judicial district where the contempt is alleged to have been committed.    (b)    (1)    Whenever the charge of constructive criminal contempt arises from an attack on the character or conduct of a judge, the defendant is entitled to recusal of the judge if the defendant files a demand for recusal before the hearing on the charge.        (2)    Whenever a defendant files a timely demand for recusal:            (i)    the judge may not proceed further; and            (ii)    the presiding judge of the court shall designate another judge as a replacement.    (c)    (1)    A person who is guilty of constructive criminal contempt in a labor case is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 15 days or both.        (2)    A person who is imprisoned for failure to pay a fine imposed under this subsection shall be discharged:            (i)    after 15 days; or            (ii)    if also imprisoned for a definite period, 15 days after the end of the period.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part I - Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board|Section 5-301 - "Board" Defined

    In this subtitle, “Board” means the Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part I - Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board|Section 5-302 - Established

    There is an Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board in the Maryland Department of Labor.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part I - Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board|Section 5-303 - Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Board consists of the following 12 members:            (i)    as an ex officio member, the Commissioner; and            (ii)    11 voting members appointed by the Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary of Labor.        (2)    Of the 11 appointed members of the Board:            (i)    1 shall represent agriculture and be recommended by the Secretary of Agriculture;            (ii)    1 shall represent businesses that the Public Service Commission regulates and shall be recommended by the Chairman of the Commission;            (iii)    2 shall represent health professions and be recommended by the Secretary of Health;            (iv)    2 shall represent industry;            (v)    2 shall represent labor; and            (vi)    3 shall represent the public.    (b)    Each appointed member shall be chosen on the basis of competence and experience in the field of occupational safety and health.    (c)    (1)    The term of an appointed member is 6 years and begins on July 1.        (2)    The terms of the appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on October 1, 1991.        (3)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.        (4)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.    (d)    The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part I - Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board|Section 5-304 - Chairman

    From among the public members of the Board, the Commissioner shall appoint a chairman.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part I - Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board|Section 5-305 - Voting; Meetings; Compensation

    (a)    The Commissioner may not vote.    (b)    The Board shall determine the times and places of its meetings.    (c)    Each appointed member of the Board is entitled to:        (1)    compensation in accordance with the State budget; and        (2)    reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part I - Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board|Section 5-306 - Termination of Part I

    Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, this Part I of this subtitle shall terminate on July 1, 2024.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part II - Adoption of Regulations by Commissioner|Section 5-308 - General Responsibility of Board

    The Board shall advise, consult with, propose, and recommend to the Commissioner reasonable regulations:         (1)    to prevent conditions that are detrimental to safety and health in each employment or place of employment in the State; and        (2)    that the Board finds are necessary to protect and to improve the safety and health of employees on the basis of circumstantial evidence and information that:            (i)    is developed by the Commissioner;            (ii)    is available to the Commissioner; or            (iii)    is submitted by an interested person to the Board at a public hearing held under § 5-310(d) of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-308.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part II - Adoption of Regulations by Commissioner|Section 5-308.1 - Regulations to Implement Bloodborne Pathogen Standard; Notice Regarding Modifications

    (a)    The Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, shall adopt regulations to implement the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard adopted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 29 C.F.R. 1910.1030, as interpreted in the directive issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on November 5, 1999.    (b)    The Commissioner shall submit notice regarding any modifications made to, or directives issued interpreting, the federal Bloodborne Pathogen Standard after November 5, 1999 and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, make recommendations for any legislative changes to the House Health and Government Operations Committee, the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, and the General Assembly within 30 days of the issuance of modifications to the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part II - Adoption of Regulations by Commissioner|Section 5-309 - Requirements for Standards

    (a)    The Board shall propose or recommend occupational safety and health standards that:        (1)    are or will be at least as effective in providing safe and healthful employment and places of employment as any standard adopted under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; and        (2)    will not put an undue burden on interstate commerce when:            (i)    a local condition or customized product or part requires the application of an occupational safety and health standard that differs from a federal standard; and            (ii)    applied to a product or part that is distributed or used in interstate commerce.    (b)    The Board shall include in each occupational safety and health standard that it proposes or recommends:        (1)    a requirement for the use of a label or other appropriate form of warning as necessary to ensure that each employee is apprised of:            (i)    each hazard to which the employee is exposed;            (ii)    each relevant symptom of exposure;            (iii)    emergency treatment appropriate for exposure; and            (iv)    each proper condition and precaution for safe use or exposure;        (2)    when appropriate in connection with a hazard, a requirement for:            (i)    use of suitable protective equipment; and            (ii)    control of technological procedures; and        (3)    as necessary to protect employees, a requirement to measure or monitor exposure of employees to a hazard:            (i)    at appropriate intervals;            (ii)    at each appropriate location; and            (iii)    in an appropriate manner.    (c)    (1)    To develop occupational safety and health standards about toxic materials or harmful physical agents, the Board shall propose or recommend occupational safety and health standards that most adequately ensure, to the extent feasible on the basis of the best available evidence, that no employee, including an employee who has regular exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents during the working life of the employee will suffer material impairment of health or functional capacity.        (2)    To the extent practicable, the Board shall express each proposed occupational safety and health standard under this subsection in terms of objective criteria and desired performance.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part II - Adoption of Regulations by Commissioner|Section 5-310 - Bases for Recommendation of Board

    (a)    (1)    The Board may ask for and the Commissioner may provide technical or other information that may help the Board to determine the need for a proposed regulation and to make a recommendation.        (2)    The Commissioner may make any recommendation to the Board about a regulation that the Commissioner considers necessary to carry out this title.    (b)    The Board or Commissioner may appoint a special committee, composed of employees, employers, experts, and at least 1 member of the general public, to help the Board to develop its recommendations on proposed regulations.    (c)    The Board may use the advice and help of any individual or entity with special knowledge about a recommendation that the Board is considering.    (d)    (1)    The Board shall hold the public hearings needed to carry out its responsibilities under this subtitle.        (2)    At least 30 days before a hearing under this subsection, the Commissioner shall publish notice of the hearing at least once in a newspaper that the Commissioner chooses.        (3)    On request of any person, the Commissioner shall give that person notice of a hearing under this subsection.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part II - Adoption of Regulations by Commissioner|Section 5-311 - Report to Commissioner

    The Board shall submit to the Commissioner, with each recommendation for a proposed regulation, a report that:         (1)    explains the need for the proposed regulation; and        (2)    summarizes the information available to the Board, including:            (i)    testimony that was presented at any public hearing; and            (ii)    technical information.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 3 - Regulations|Part II - Adoption of Regulations by Commissioner|Section 5-312 - Decision by Commissioner; Adoption

    (a)    To adopt a proposed regulation, the Commissioner shall comply with this section and Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article.    (b)    If, after receipt of a recommendation from the Board, the Commissioner decides to adopt the proposed regulation, within 45 days after the Board submits the recommendation, the Commissioner shall initiate the process for publishing and issuing the proposed regulation.    (c)    A public hearing is not required to adopt, by reference, a proposed regulation that is identical to:        (1)    a regulation or rule adopted by another unit of the State government;        (2)    a standard on occupational safety and health that is adopted by an organization that is nationally recognized as setting standards; or        (3)    a standard on occupational safety and health that is adopted by the federal government and that is currently in effect.