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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="8-5A-08" title_number="8" title_name="Unemployment Insurance" subtitle_number="5A" subtitle_name="Board of Appeals of Maryland Department of Labor">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In a proceeding before a special examiner or the Board of Appeals, a claimant may be represented by a lawyer or another agent authorized by the claimant.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An agent may not charge or accept compensation for representing a claimant in a proceeding before a special examiner or the Board of Appeals except that a lawyer may charge and accept compensation in an amount not greater than that approved by the Board of Appeals.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In a proceeding before a special examiner or the Board of Appeals, an employer may appear for itself or be represented by a lawyer or another agent authorized by the employer.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A person may not solicit, for that person or another person, the business of appearing on behalf of a claimant in a proceeding before a special examiner or the Board of Appeals.</text>
  </level>
</section>
