Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 11-306 - Enforcement(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.Added by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 407,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2020.Added by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 406,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2020.