# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 4. Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes

### Subtitle 5. Employment Rights for Public Safety Officers

#### Section 4-502

Each employer covered by this subtitle shall have the authority to enact a local law or ordinance to permit voluntary collective bargaining between the employer and any employee organization that the employer has recognized as an exclusive representative of its employees.

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