2010 Maryland Code
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
TITLE 9 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Subtitle 11 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 9-1105 - Discharge of employee for filing claim.
§ 9-1105. Discharge of employee for filing claim.
(a) Prohibited act.- An employer may not discharge a covered employee from employment solely because the covered employee files a claim for compensation under this title.
(b) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
[An. Code 1957, art. 101, § 39A; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.]
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