# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 4. Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes

### Subtitle 1. Mediation or Arbitration of Labor Dispute

#### Section 4-106

(a) To the same extent as a court of the State in a civil case, the Mediation Service or a board may:

  (1) conduct an investigation;

  (2) hold hearings;

  (3) administer oaths; and

  (4) issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness to testify or the production of books, papers, and other documents.

(b)

  (1) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section, on petition of the Mediation Service or board, a circuit court may compel compliance with the subpoena.

  (2) A board shall petition the circuit court for the county where the board is meeting.

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