(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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning
Subtitle 3 - Economic Stabilization Act
Section 11-302 - Limitations in Application
Section 11-303 - Program Established
Section 11-304 - Powers and Duties of Secretary and Department
Section 11-305 - Notice of Reduction in Operations -- Items Included
Section 11-306 - Noncompliance With Notification Requirements -- Penalty