# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 9. Workers' Compensation

### Subtitle 11. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

#### Section 9-1101

(a) An employer may not deduct any part of the premium that the employer pays for workers' compensation insurance from the salary or wages of a covered employee.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $200.

#### Section 9-1102

An employer who knowingly fails to report an accidental personal injury within the time required under Sec. 9-707(a) of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.

#### Section 9-1103

(a) An employer, superior, union official, member of a union, guild, or similar group, or another person connected with the employment of a covered employee entitled to benefits under this title may not attempt to influence, directly or indirectly, the choice of a lawyer by the covered employee:

  (1) through corruption;

  (2) by threat or force; or

  (3) for personal gain.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.

#### Section 9-1104

(a) An employee of the Commission may not disclose to any person other than a member of the Commission any information that the employee obtains about the business, property, or transactions of another.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction:

  (1) is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 18 months; and

  (2) is disqualified from appointment to or employment by the Commission.

#### Section 9-1105

(a) An employer may not discharge a covered employee from employment solely because the covered employee files a claim for compensation under this title.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

#### Section 9-1106

(a) A person may not knowingly affect or knowingly attempt to affect the payment of compensation, fees, or expenses under this title by means of a fraudulent representation.

(b) A person who violates this section, on conviction:

  (1) is subject to the penalties of Sec. 7-104 of the Criminal Law Article; and

  (2) may not receive compensation, fees, or expenses under this title.

#### Section 9-1107

(a) An employer who self insures under Sec. 9-405 of this title or participates in a governmental self-insurance group under Sec. 9-404 of this title and fails to apply to the Commission for approval of the self-insurance plan of the employer or governmental self-insurance group in accordance with Sec. 9-403 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

(b) An employer who is subject to this title and fails to secure payment of compensation in accordance with Sec. 9-402 of this title or fails to pay an award of compensation is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

(c) If the employer is a corporation, the officer of the corporation who has responsibility for the general management of the corporation in the State is subject to the fine and imprisonment specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this section.

(d)

  (1) A fine imposed on an employer under this section shall be:

    (i) paid to the State Treasury and credited to the Commission; and

    (ii) used to pay, wholly or partly, an award made against the employer by the Commission.

  (2) A disbursement under this subsection shall be made in the same manner as a disbursement of other money of the Commission.

  (3) Any part of the fine that is not required to pay an award shall be transferred to the General Fund of the State.

(e) A court may remit a penalty only if the employer who is in default:

  (1) secures payment of compensation in accordance with Sec. 9-402 of this title; and

  (2) pays or secures payment of all compensation and other benefits awarded against the employer under this title.

#### Section 9-1108

(a) An employer who fails to secure payment of compensation in accordance with Sec. 9-402 of this title that will be in force on the date a cancellation of a contract of workers' compensation insurance becomes effective is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

(b) If the employer is a corporation, the officer of the corporation who has responsibility for the general management of the corporation in the State is subject to the fine and imprisonment specified in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) A fine imposed against and collected from an employer under this section shall be paid into the Uninsured Employers' Fund.

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