{"id":"DUT-MD-012","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maryland","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Maryland General Assembly (Labor and Employment Article, Title 5, Subtitle 8)","authority":"Md. Const. art. III; 29 U.S.C. § 667","instrument":"Statute","title":"Maximum and minimum civil penalties under the MOSH Act and the factors the Commissioner weighs, including \u0027the good faith of the employer\u0027 and \u0027the existence and quality of a safety and training program\u0027","dateIssued":"","effective":"in force throughout 2020 Q2 to 2021 Q3","end":"standing (amended after the period)","startDate":"","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMP"],"addressees":["employers"],"clause":"(a) (1)... a civil penalty under § 5-809... may not exceed: (i) $7,000 for each violation; and (ii) if an employer does not correct a violation within the period allowed..., $7,000 for each day that the violation continues. (2) A civil penalty for a willful or repeated violation... may not exceed $70,000 for each violation. (3)... a willful violation... may not be less than $5,000.","enforcement":"As quoted: $7,000 per violation and per day uncorrected; $70,000 per willful or repeated violation; minimum $5,000 per willful violation","functions":[],"notes":"Fixed the price of a workplace that failed the § 5-104 duty during the six quarters and directed the Commissioner to weigh \u0027the good faith of the employer,\u0027 \u0027the existence and quality of a safety and training program\u0027 and \u0027the actual harm to human health including injury or illness\u0027 in setting it.","sourceUrl":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Statute_Web/gle/5-810.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":233803,"grade":"primary","character":"order_penalty","description":"","collection":"DUT-MD","url":"/library/DUT-MD-012","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MD-012","citation":"Maryland General Assembly (Labor and Employment Article, Title 5, Subtitle 8), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-012)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["DUT-MD-010","DUT-MD-011","DUT-MD-016"]}