Section 9-205 - Depriving witnesses of employment; penalty. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-205. Depriving witnesses of employment; penalty.
 

(a)  In general.- An employer may not deprive an employee of the employee's job solely because of job time lost by the employee as a result of: 

(1) The employee's response to a subpoena requiring the employee to appear as a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding, including discovery proceedings; or 

(2) The employee's attendance at a proceeding that the employee has a right to attend under § 11-102 or § 11-302 of the Criminal Procedure Article, or under § 3-8A-13 of this article. 

(b)  Penalty.- An employer that violates subsection (a) of this section may be fined not more than $1,000. 
 

[1986, ch. 406; 1987, ch. 221; 1999, ch. 620; 2001, ch. 29, § 5; ch. 35.]