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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 14 - Organ Donation Leave|Section 3-1407 - Prohibited Activities

    (a)    An employer may not:        (1)    violate any provision of this subtitle;        (2)    hinder, delay, or otherwise interfere with the Commissioner or an authorized representative of the Commissioner in the enforcement of this subtitle; or        (3)    discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee has:            (i)    requested or taken organ donation leave authorized under this subtitle;            (ii)    made a complaint to the employer, the Commissioner, or another person; or            (iii)    testified or will testify in an action under this subtitle or a proceeding that relates to the subject of this subtitle.    (b)    The Commissioner may bring an action for injunctive relief and damages against a person who violates subsection (a)(1) or (3) of this section.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 14 - Organ Donation Leave|Section 3-1408 - Leave Rights Under This Subtitle

    (a)    This subtitle may not be construed to diminish the obligation of an employer to comply with a collective bargaining agreement or an employment benefit program or plan that provides greater organ donation leave rights to employees than the rights established under this subtitle.    (b)    The rights established for employees under this subtitle may not be diminished by a collective bargaining agreement or an employment benefit program or plan.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 14 - Organ Donation Leave|Section 3-1409 - More Generous Leave Policies Allowed

    This subtitle may not be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining leave policies more generous than policies that comply with this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 15 - Criminal History Screening|Section 3-1501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Criminal record” means:        (1)    an arrest;        (2)    a plea or verdict of guilty;        (3)    a plea of nolo contendere;        (4)    the marking of a charge “stet” on the docket;        (5)    a disposition of probation before judgment; or        (6)    a disposition of not criminally responsible.    (c)    (1)    “Employer” means a person who employs 15 or more full–time employees.        (2)    “Employer” includes a person who acts, directly or indirectly, in the interest of an employer with respect to an employee of the employer.    (d)    (1)    “Employment” means any work for pay and any form of vocational or educational training, with or without pay.        (2)    “Employment” includes:            (i)    contractual, temporary, seasonal, or contingent work; and            (ii)    work through the services of a temporary or other employment agency.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 15 - Criminal History Screening|Section 3-1502 - Certain Employer Inquiries or Actions Not Prohibited -- More Restrictive Local Actions Allowed

    (a)    This subtitle does not:        (1)    prohibit an employer from making an inquiry or taking other action that the employer is required to take or is expressly authorized to take by another applicable federal or State law; or        (2)    apply to an employer that provides programs, services, or direct care to minors or to vulnerable adults.    (b)    This subtitle may not be construed to preempt a local jurisdiction from enacting or enforcing a law that is more restrictive with respect to criminal record screening practices of employers in the local jurisdiction.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 15 - Criminal History Screening|Section 3-1503 - When Inquiries About Criminal Records Allowed

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an employer may not, at any time before the first in–person interview, require an applicant to disclose whether the applicant has a criminal record or has had criminal accusations brought against the applicant.    (b)    An employer may require an applicant to disclose during the first in–person interview with the applicant whether the applicant has a criminal record or has had criminal accusations brought against the applicant.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 15 - Criminal History Screening|Section 3-1504 - Retaliatory Actions and Discrimination Prohibited

    An employer may not take or refuse to take a personnel action or otherwise retaliate or discriminate against an applicant or employee as a reprisal for the applicant or employee having claimed a violation of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  3-1505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions|Subtitle 15 - Criminal History Screening|Section 3-1505 - Employer Penalties Enforced by Commissioner

    (a)    If the Commissioner determines that an employer has violated any provision of this subtitle, the Commissioner:        (1)    shall issue an order compelling compliance; and        (2)    for a subsequent violation, may, in the Commissioner’s discretion, assess a civil penalty of up to $300 for each applicant for employment or employee with respect to whom the employer violated any provision of this subtitle.    (b)    In determining the amount of the penalty, if assessed, the Commissioner shall consider:        (1)    the gravity of the violation;        (2)    the size of the employer’s business;        (3)    the employer’s good faith; and        (4)    the employer’s history of violations under this subtitle.    (c)    The assessment of a penalty under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall be subject to the notice and hearing requirements of Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 1 - Mediation or Arbitration of Labor Dispute|Section 4-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Board” means a board of arbitration formed under this subtitle to settle a labor dispute.    (c)    “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.    (d)    “Mediation Service” means the State Mediation and Conciliation Service.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 1 - Mediation or Arbitration of Labor Dispute|Section 4-102 - Scope of Subtitle

    (a)    This subtitle does not preclude or otherwise affect any agreement for arbitration of a dispute in a manner different from that for which this subtitle provides, whether the agreement is made by the disputants directly or through persons who have written authorization to do so.    (b)    This subtitle does not affect any provision of the Maryland Uniform Arbitration Act.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 1 - Mediation or Arbitration of Labor Dispute|Section 4-103 - Administration of Subtitle

    (a)    Under the supervision of the Commissioner, the Mediation Service shall carry out this subtitle.    (b)    The Commissioner may assign staff to help the Chief Mediator to carry out this subtitle.    (c)    The Commissioner may charge a fee to cover the cost of providing services requested under this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 1 - Mediation or Arbitration of Labor Dispute|Section 4-104 - General Duties of Mediation Service

    To the extent possible, the Mediation Service shall:         (1)    promote voluntary mediation or arbitration of disputes between employers and employees; and        (2)    discourage resort to a legal proceeding or to a blacklist, boycott, discrimination, or lockout in or arising out of a dispute between employers and employees.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 1 - Mediation or Arbitration of Labor Dispute|Section 4-105 - Formation of Board of Arbitration

    (a)    Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Mediation Service may:        (1)    appoint a board of arbitration to settle a dispute; and        (2)    provide:            (i)    as the Mediation Service considers proper, for compensation of up to $5 for each day that a member of a board is engaged in its duties; and            (ii)    for other necessary expenses of a board.    (b)    The Chief Mediator may serve on a board.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 1 - Mediation or Arbitration of Labor Dispute|Section 4-106 - General Powers of Mediation Service and Boards

    (a)    To the same extent as a court of the State in a civil case, the Mediation Service or a board may:        (1)    conduct an investigation;        (2)    hold hearings;        (3)    administer oaths; and        (4)    issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness to testify or the production of books, papers, and other documents.    (b)    (1)    If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section, on petition of the Mediation Service or board, a circuit court may compel compliance with the subpoena.        (2)    A board shall petition the circuit court for the county where the board is meeting.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 1 - Mediation or Arbitration of Labor Dispute|Section 4-107 - Information

    (a)    Documents and testimony obtained under this subtitle shall be kept in the offices of the Mediation Service.    (b)    Information that the Commissioner, the Mediation Service, or a member of a board obtains under this subtitle is confidential, if the information:        (1)    is of a personal nature;        (2)    relates to the private business of a person; or        (3)    may disclose the profits or methods for doing business of a person.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 1 - Mediation or Arbitration of Labor Dispute|Section 4-108 - Action on Information About Certain Disputes

    (a)    This section applies to a dispute only if the employer involved in the dispute has at least 10 employees.    (b)    Whenever a disputant or other reliable source informs the Mediation Service that a dispute might result in a lockout or strike, the Mediation Service:        (1)    may investigate and try to mediate the dispute; and        (2)    if the Mediation Service is unable to mediate, may try to obtain the consent of the disputants for formation of a board.    (c)    (1)    Whenever the Mediation Service is unable to mediate a dispute and a disputant refuses consent for formation of a board or for arbitration by the Chief Mediator, the Mediation Service shall investigate thoroughly the cause of the dispute.        (2)    In an investigation under this subsection, the Mediation Service may depose a disputant.        (3)    After an investigation under this subsection, the Mediation Service:            (i)    shall decide which disputant is mainly responsible or blameworthy for continuance of the dispute; and            (ii)    over the official signature of the Commissioner or Chief Mediator, shall publish in a daily newspaper a report that assigns responsibility or blame for the continuance of the dispute.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 1 - Mediation or Arbitration of Labor Dispute|Section 4-109 - Determination of Dispute

    (a)    The Mediation Service or a board shall make and publish findings about a dispute for settlement of the dispute.    (b)    A determination and award of a board is final and binds the disputants.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 1 - Mediation or Arbitration of Labor Dispute|Section 4-110 - Designation as Bargaining Representative

    Within 5 days after the National Labor Relations Board or other public or private unit certifies or recognizes a bargaining representative, the bargaining representative shall submit to the Mediation Service a report that contains:         (1)    notice of the certification or recognition;        (2)    the name and address of the employer;        (3)    the total number of employees in the business establishment;        (4)    the total number of employees in the bargaining unit; and        (5)    if known, the date on which negotiations to establish a collective bargaining agreement are to begin.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 1 - Mediation or Arbitration of Labor Dispute|Section 4-111 - Collective Bargaining Agreements

    On or before January 10 of each year, each bargaining representative shall submit to the Mediation Service a report that states, for each collective bargaining agreement that is to terminate during the year:         (1)    the name and address of the employer;        (2)    the total number of employees in the business establishment;        (3)    the total number of employees in the bargaining unit; and        (4)    the date on which the collective bargaining agreement terminates.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Acts|Section 4-401 - Payment of Union Dues or Employee Benefits

    (a)    Each employer who, under a collective bargaining agreement, deducts dues from an employee’s pay for payment to a union shall make the payment within 30 days after it is required.    (b)    Each employer or union official who, under a collective bargaining or other agreement with an employee, agrees to make a payment into a health or welfare fund, a pension fund, a vacation plan, or any other similar fund or plan for employees shall make the payment within 30 days after it is required.    (c)    (1)    An employer or union official who knowingly fails to make a payment under subsection (a) or (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.        (2)    If the employer is a corporation, each corporate officer who exercises executive functions is guilty of a misdemeanor.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Acts|Section 4-402 - Refusal to Leave Property

    (a)    This section does not apply to a refusal to leave property based on a bona fide claim of ownership of or other right to the property.    (b)    An employee or former employee may not remain on property that is under the legal control of an employer after the employer or an agent of the employer gives the employee or former employee notice to leave if remaining deprives or is intended to deprive the employer of the substantial control, possession, or use of the property.    (c)    A person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.    (d)    An organization that is responsible for a violation of this section is liable financially to the owner of the property for the loss of revenue or from damage that results from the violation.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Acts|Section 4-403 - Strikebreakers

    (a)    A person who is not directly interested in a strike may not provide, obtain, recruit, or refer, for employment in place of a striker, an individual who customarily and repeatedly offers to be employed in place of strikers.    (b)    An individual who customarily and repeatedly offers to be employed in place of strikers may not take or offer to take the position of a striker.    (c)    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 3 years or both.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Acts|Section 4-404 - Trade Dispute Agreements

    (a)    If commission of an act by one person is not an offense, an agreement between two or more persons to do or to bring about the act in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute between an employer and a worker is not indictable as conspiracy.    (b)    This section does not affect any law that relates to disturbance of the public peace, riot, unlawful assembly, or an offense against a person or property.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 5 - Employment Rights for Public Safety Officers|Section 4-501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Employee” means a fire, EMS, paramedic, or rescue employee hired or compensated by the employer.    (c)    “Employee organization” means any organization of employees that, as one of its primary purposes, represents fire, EMS, paramedic, or rescue personnel.    (d)    “Employer” means:        (1)    a charter county;        (2)    Charles County; or        (3)    a municipal corporation.    (e)    “EMS” means emergency medical services.    (f)    “Exclusive representative” means an employee organization that has been certified through an election of eligible employees to represent and bargain for those employees over any terms and conditions of employment.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 5 - Employment Rights for Public Safety Officers|Section 4-502 - Voluntary Collective Bargaining Between Employer and Exclusive Representative

    Each employer covered by this subtitle shall have the authority to enact a local law or ordinance to permit voluntary collective bargaining between the employer and any employee organization that the employer has recognized as an exclusive representative of its employees.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 5 - Employment Rights for Public Safety Officers|Section 4-503 - Terms and Conditions of Employment

    Once authorized by a local law or ordinance, collective bargaining between an employer covered by this subtitle and an exclusive representative may include in a memorandum of understanding between the employer and the employee organization specific terms and conditions of employment.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 5 - Employment Rights for Public Safety Officers|Section 4-504 - Memorandum of Understanding Between Employer and Exclusive Representative

    Subject to provisions concerning budgetary and fiscal procedures contained in the employer’s charter or, with respect to Charles County, local law, regulation, or policy, if ratified or approved by a legislative enactment of the employer, and if signed by the chief executive officer of the employer, a memorandum of understanding between the employer and an exclusive representative shall bind the employer for the period of time which is provided in the agreement.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 5 - Employment Rights for Public Safety Officers|Section 4-505 - Applicability; Construction

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle only applies to:        (1)    each charter county that engaged in collective bargaining with an employee organization prior to October 1, 1994;        (2)    Charles County on or after October 1, 2017; and        (3)    each municipal corporation that engages in collective bargaining with an employee organization prior to October 1, 1995.    (b)    This subtitle may not be construed to repeal or limit any local charter provision that extends collective bargaining rights to employees of employers and, if a local charter authorizes or grants collective bargaining rights to any employees, the provisions of this subtitle do not apply.    (c)    This subtitle may not be construed to:        (1)    require any form of collective bargaining;        (2)    require any method, means, or scope of bargaining between an employer and an exclusive representative; or        (3)    authorize binding interest arbitration.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  4-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes|Subtitle 6 - Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel -- Right to Judicial Review|Section 4-601 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Employee” means a fire, emergency medical services, paramedic, rescue, or support employee hired and compensated by a county or municipal corporation or a unit of a county or municipal corporation.        (2)    “Employee” does not include an employee who is on probationary status upon entry into a fire fighting, rescue, paramedic, or emergency medical services agency.    (c)    (1)    “Final decision” means a final disciplinary decision of a personnel board, trial board, civil service commission, or statutorily established review board by which an employee is suspended for not less than 30 consecutive days or is terminated.        (2)    “Final decision” does not include a decision reached through arbitration under a collective bargaining agreement.