# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 3. Employment Standards and Conditions

### Subtitle 17. Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act

#### Section 3-1707

An essential employer may not knowingly misclassify an essential worker as an independent contractor or other classification in order to avoid paying an essential worker any benefits due during an emergency under this subtitle. 

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