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You may File a Complaint with the Department of Labor's Commissioner of Financial Regulation Consumer Services Unit. There are three ways to get a Complaint form: Call to request a complaint form (410-230-6077) Pick one up at 500 North Calvert Street, Suite 402, Baltimore, MD, 21202.
Additionally, some employers have policies that offer protections from retaliatory firing for complaints beyond what is covered by law. If there is no legal prohibition and no policy prohibition against filing a particular type of complaint, then yes, you can be fired for doing so.
Maryland does not require that an employer give notice prior to terminating an employee unless they lay off 25 or more employees for more than seven days. However, it is customary to give two weeks' notice, which can be outlined in an employment agreement (Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-501).
There is no Maryland law that provides that an employer can only provide dates of employment and position held in response to a reference inquiry. An employer, under Maryland law, can provide an employee reference that may not be true but not considered defamatory because of a “qualified privilege.”
An applicant or employee may file a written complaint with the appropriate head of the principal unit within 1 year after the complainant knew, or reasonably should have known, of the alleged violation of the State's Fair Employment Practices Policy (SPP 5-211).
Work, whether satisfactory or not, must be awarded compensation. Wage deductions are extraordinary, and are prohibited unless: A court has ordered or allowed the employer to make the deduction.
You can also close your withholding account by completing Form MW506FR, or by completing and resubmitting the Final Report Form in your withholding coupon booklet. Please be prepared to have your name, telephone number, account number, reason for closing the account, and closing date.
To contact a claim agent to file a new claim or inquire about an existing claim, please call 667-207-6520. Claim agents are available from a.m. to p.m., Monday through Friday. Hours may be modified during holidays.
Closing an Unemployment Insurance Account You can close your unemployment tax account by calling 410-949-0022 from Central Maryland, or 1-800-827-4839 from elsewhere, Monday - Friday, a.m. - p.m. For more information visit the Maryland Department of Labor website.