Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 4-313
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 4-313, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§4–313.
Official statutory text
(a) A court may not grant injunctive relief in a labor dispute:
(1) if the plaintiff has failed to comply with each obligation imposed by law that is involved in the labor dispute; or
(2) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the plaintiff has failed to make every reasonable effort to settle the labor dispute:
(i) by negotiation; or
(ii) with the help of available dispute resolution mechanisms, governmental mediation, or voluntary arbitration.
(b) If irreparable injury is threatened, a court may grant injunctive relief before another tribunal acts to settle the labor dispute.
(1) if the plaintiff has failed to comply with each obligation imposed by law that is involved in the labor dispute; or
(2) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the plaintiff has failed to make every reasonable effort to settle the labor dispute:
(i) by negotiation; or
(ii) with the help of available dispute resolution mechanisms, governmental mediation, or voluntary arbitration.
(b) If irreparable injury is threatened, a court may grant injunctive relief before another tribunal acts to settle the labor dispute.
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