Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 7-506
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 7-506, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§7–506.
Official statutory text
(a) Subject to the limitations in this section, the Commissioner may assess a civil penalty against a person who willfully or repeatedly violates:
(1) any provision of this title;
(2) any order passed under this title; or
(3) any regulation adopted to carry out this title.
(b) A civil penalty under this section may not exceed $5,000 for each violation.
(c) (1) Before the Commissioner assesses a civil penalty against an agricultural operation, the Commissioner shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty in relation to:
(i) the size of the business;
(ii) any good faith effort to comply with § 7-503 of this subtitle; and
(iii) the history of previous violations.
(2) Before the Commissioner assesses a civil penalty against a farm labor contractor, the Commissioner shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty in relation to:
(i) the size of the business;
(ii) the gravity of the violation;
(iii) the good faith of the farm labor contractor; and
(iv) the history of previous violations in this State or in any other state that relate to licensing or to the treatment of a migrant agricultural worker.
(1) any provision of this title;
(2) any order passed under this title; or
(3) any regulation adopted to carry out this title.
(b) A civil penalty under this section may not exceed $5,000 for each violation.
(c) (1) Before the Commissioner assesses a civil penalty against an agricultural operation, the Commissioner shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty in relation to:
(i) the size of the business;
(ii) any good faith effort to comply with § 7-503 of this subtitle; and
(iii) the history of previous violations.
(2) Before the Commissioner assesses a civil penalty against a farm labor contractor, the Commissioner shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty in relation to:
(i) the size of the business;
(ii) the gravity of the violation;
(iii) the good faith of the farm labor contractor; and
(iv) the history of previous violations in this State or in any other state that relate to licensing or to the treatment of a migrant agricultural worker.
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