Maryland Labor and Employment Section 9-715

      (a)      The Commission may conduct an investigation in the manner that the Commission finds best to:

            (1)      determine the substantial rights of each party; and

            (2)      carry out justly the spirit of this title.

      (b)      Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Commission is not bound by:

            (1)      any common law or statutory rule of evidence; or

            (2)      any formal or technical rule of procedure.