Section 3-308 - Prohibited acts; penalties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-308. Prohibited acts; penalties.
 

(a)  Prohibited acts of employer.- An employer may not: 

(1) willfully 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; 

(3) refuse entry to the Commissioner or an authorized representative of the Commissioner into a place of employment that the Commissioner is authorized under this subtitle to inspect; or 

(4) discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee: 

(i) makes a complaint to the employer, the Commissioner, or another person; 

(ii) brings an action under this subtitle or a proceeding that relates to the subject of this subtitle or causes the action or proceeding to be brought; or 

(iii) has testified or will testify in an action under this subtitle or a proceeding that relates to the subject of this subtitle. 

(b)  Prohibited acts of employee.- An employee may not: 

(1) make a groundless or malicious complaint to the Commissioner or an authorized representative of the Commissioner; 

(2) in bad faith, bring an action under this subtitle; 

(3) in bad faith, bring a proceeding that relates to the subject of this subtitle; or 

(4) in bad faith, testify in an action under this subtitle or a proceeding that relates to the subject of this subtitle. 

(c)  Action by Commissioner.- The Commissioner may bring an action for injunctive relief and damages against a person who violates subsection (a)(1) or (4) or subsection (b)(1), (3), or (4) of this section. 

(d)  Penalties.- An employer who violates any provision of subsection (a)(2) or (3) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $300. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 100, § 55G; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.]