# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 9. Workers' Compensation

### Subtitle 3. State Workers' Compensation Commission

#### Section 9-310

In determining the amount of a financial penalty or fine to be imposed under this title, the Commission, in a fair and equitable manner, shall consider:

(1) the seriousness and effect of the violation;

(2) the good faith of the violator;

(3) the violator's history of previous violations; and

(4) the ability of the violator to pay.

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