Section 15-606 - Discharge of employee because of attachment prohibited in certain cases. - Maryland Statutes

§ 15-606. Discharge of employee because of attachment prohibited in certain cases.
 

(a)  In general.- An employer may not discharge his employee because the employee's wages are subjected to attachment for any one indebtedness within a calendar year. 

(b)  Penalty.- Any employer who willfully violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both. 
 

[1978, ch. 452.]