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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="3-507.3" title_number="3" title_name="Employment Standards and Conditions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wage Payment and Collection">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If the Commissioner determines that an employer has violated § 3–504(a)(2) of this subtitle, the Commissioner may issue an order that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>describes the violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>directs the employer to provide the required information; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>subject to subsection (b) of this section, imposes an administrative penalty of up to $500 for each employee who was not provided a pay stub or online pay statement in accordance with § 3–504(a)(2) of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Commissioner shall send an order issued under subsection (a) of this section to the employer at the employer’s last known business address by regular mail and certified mail.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The amount of a penalty imposed under this subsection shall be based on:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the gravity of the violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the size of the employer’s business;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the employer’s good faith; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the employer’s history of violations of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The actions taken under this subsection are subject to the notice and hearing requirements of Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within 15 days after receiving an order issued under subsection (a) of this section, an employer may request an administrative hearing.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the employer does not request a hearing as provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the order of the Commissioner, including any administrative penalties, is final.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within 30 days after the Commissioner issues an order, an employer shall comply with the order.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If an employer does not comply with an order in the time period stated in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Commissioner may bring an action to enforce the order:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>in the county where the employer is located; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>if the address of the employer cannot be determined, in the county where the employee or Commissioner is located.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
