# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 5. Occupational Safety and Health

### Subtitle 8. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

#### Section 5-806

If an employer willfully violates any provision of this title, an order passed under this title, or a regulation adopted to carry out this title and the violation caused death to an employee, on conviction the employer is subject to:

(1) for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both; or

(2) for a subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $20,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

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