# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 8. Unemployment Insurance

### Subtitle 13. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

#### Section 8-1303

An employing unit, directly or indirectly, may not:

(1) accept, make, or require a deduction from a wage to pay a contribution that the employing unit is required to pay; or

(2) accept or require from an employee a waiver of a right to which the employee is entitled under this title.

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