Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 11-306
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 11-306, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§11–306.
Official statutory text
(a) If the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, determines that an employer has violated § 11–305 of this subtitle, the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee:
(1) shall issue an order compelling compliance; and
(2) may, in the Secretary’s, or the Secretary’s designee’s, discretion, assess a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day for each day that an employer violated § 11–305 of this subtitle.
(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, if assessed, the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, 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.
(1) shall issue an order compelling compliance; and
(2) may, in the Secretary’s, or the Secretary’s designee’s, discretion, assess a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day for each day that an employer violated § 11–305 of this subtitle.
(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, if assessed, the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, 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.
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