§ 3-712. Employers prohibited from requiring disclosure of employee user names or passwords to ...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and EmploymentEffective: July 1, 2013
Effective: July 1, 2013
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-712
§ 3-712. Employers prohibited from requiring disclosure of employee user names or passwords to personal accounts or services
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an employer may not request or require that an employee or applicant disclose any user name, password, or other means for accessing a personal account or service through an electronic communications device.
(c) An employer may not:
(d) An employee may not download unauthorized employer proprietary information or financial data to an employee's personal Web site, an Internet Web site, a Web-based account, or a similar account.
(e) This section does not prevent an employer:
(1) based on the receipt of information about the use of a personal Web site, Internet Web site, Web-based account, or similar account by an employee for business purposes, from conducting an investigation for the purpose of ensuring compliance with applicable securities or financial law, or regulatory requirements; or
(2) based on the receipt of information about the unauthorized downloading of an employer's proprietary information or financial data to a personal Web site, Internet Web site, Web-based account, or similar account by an employee, from investigating an employee's actions under subsection (d) of this section.
(f)(1) Whenever the Commissioner determines that this section has been violated, the Commissioner shall:
Credits
Added by Acts 2012, c. 233, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 234, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 224, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-712, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 3-712
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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