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§ 8-501. Discharge of employment or threats of employment loss

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 8. Juries and Jurors (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Prohibited Acts; Penalties (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 8-501
§ 8-501. Discharge of employment or threats of employment loss
Discharge or threats prohibited
(a) An employer may not deprive an individual of employment or coerce, intimidate, or threaten to discharge an individual because the individual:
(1) Loses employment time in responding to a summons under this title or attending, or being in proximity to, a circuit court for jury service under this title; or
(2) Exercises a right to refrain from work under subsection (b) of this section.
Employment shifts for individuals called to jury service
(b) An employer may not require an individual who is summoned and appears for jury service for 4 or more hours, including traveling time, to work an employment shift that begins:
(1) On or after 5 p.m. on the day of the individual's appearance for jury service; or
(2) Before 3 a.m. on the day following the individual's appearance for jury service.
Fines and penalties
(c) A person who violates any provision of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

Credits

Added by Acts 2006, c. 372, § 13, eff. Oct. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 121, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 159, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 8-501, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 8-501
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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