# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 8.3. Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program

### Subtitle 9. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

#### Section 8.3-903

If an employer or a self-employed individual fails to pay the contributions due to the Fund, the Secretary may, in accordance with Sec. 8.3-404 of this title:

(1) assess the amount of contributions and interest due;

(2) make an additional assessment in an amount not to exceed two times the contributions withheld, as a penalty for failure to pay the contributions due; and

(3) order an audit of the employer for the immediately following fiscal year to investigate and determine compliance with this title and Titles 3, 8, and 9 of this article.

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