MD HB264

Commissioner of Labor and Industry must notify licensing authorities when a licensee violates workplace fraud provisions (§ 3-903 or § 3-904) and fails to pay assessed penalties or restitution within 45 days of a final court or administrative order

Licensing authorities—including the Elevator Safety Review Board, Maryland Home Improvement Commission, State Board of Electricians, HVAC Contractors Board, and State Board of Plumbing—must suspend or revoke licenses upon receiving such notification

Licensees must receive written notice before suspension or revocation and may appeal, but appeals are limited to contesting whether the Commissioner misidentified the licensee

License reinstatement requires the Commissioner to confirm either a court order to reinstate or full payment of all penalties and restitution, after which the licensing authority must immediately reinstate if the licensee otherwise qualifies

Adverse licensing actions extend to successor businesses with the same principals/officers and to individual officers, directors, controlling shareholders, partners, or managers of the violating employer, unless they could not reasonably have known of the violation