Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-217
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-217, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§8–217.
Official statutory text
(a) Employment that an incarcerated individual of a custodial or penal institution performs for a nonprofit organization or a governmental entity is not covered employment.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, employment that an incarcerated individual of a custodial or penal institution performs for a private, for–profit employer is not covered employment.
(2) Employment that an incarcerated individual of a custodial or penal institution performs for a private, for–profit employer is covered employment if the incarcerated individual continues to be employed by the private, for–profit employing unit after being permanently released from the custodial or penal institution, including released by parole.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, employment that an incarcerated individual of a custodial or penal institution performs for a private, for–profit employer is not covered employment.
(2) Employment that an incarcerated individual of a custodial or penal institution performs for a private, for–profit employer is covered employment if the incarcerated individual continues to be employed by the private, for–profit employing unit after being permanently released from the custodial or penal institution, including released by parole.
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