Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 5-806
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 5-806, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§5–806.
Official statutory text
If an employer willfully violates any provision of this title, an order passed under this title, or a regulation adopted to carry out this title and the violation caused death to an employee, on conviction the employer is subject to:
(1) for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both; or
(2) for a subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $20,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
(1) for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both; or
(2) for a subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $20,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
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