# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 11. Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning

### Subtitle 3. Economic Stabilization Act

#### Section 11-302

(a) This subtitle does not apply to reductions in operations if the reduction:

  (1) results solely from labor disputes;

  (2) occurs in a commercial, industrial, or agricultural enterprise operated by this State or its political subdivisions;

  (3) occurs at construction sites or other temporary workplaces;

  (4) results from seasonal factors that are determined by the Department to be customary in the industry; or

  (5) results when an employer files for bankruptcy under federal bankruptcy laws.

(b) For the purposes of this subtitle, an employee may not be counted in the determination of a reduction in operations if the employee  accepts an offer to transfer to any other site of employment within 30 days after being offered the transfer.

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Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)