Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 7-506
Terms Used In Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 7-506
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) any provision of this title;
(2) any order passed under this title; or
(3) any regulation adopted to carry out this title.
(b) A civil penalty under this section may not exceed $5,000 for each violation.
(c) (1) Before the Commissioner assesses a civil penalty against an agricultural operation, the Commissioner shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty in relation to:
(i) the size of the business;
(ii) any good faith effort to comply with § 7-503 of this subtitle; and
(iii) the history of previous violations.
(2) Before the Commissioner assesses a civil penalty against a farm labor contractor, the Commissioner shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty in relation to:
(i) the size of the business;
(ii) the gravity of the violation;
(iii) the good faith of the farm labor contractor; and
(iv) the history of previous violations in this State or in any other state that relate to licensing or to the treatment of a migrant agricultural worker.