# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 3. Employment Standards and Conditions

### Subtitle 7. Miscellaneous

#### Section 3-703

An employer may not discharge an employee for participation in an activity of a civil air patrol, civil defense, volunteer fire department, or volunteer rescue squad if:

(1) the activity is in response to an emergency that the Governor declares on the request of the governing body of a county or municipal corporation; and

(2) the employee submits written proof that the participation of the employee was required.

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