# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 9. Workers' Compensation

### Subtitle 11. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

#### 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.

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