{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-4-108","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 4–108","heading":"","body":"(a) This section applies to a dispute only if the employer involved in the dispute has at least 10 employees.\n(b) Whenever a disputant or other reliable source informs the Mediation Service that a dispute might result in a lockout or strike, the Mediation Service:\n(1) may investigate and try to mediate the dispute; and\n(2) if the Mediation Service is unable to mediate, may try to obtain the consent of the disputants for formation of a board.\n(c) (1) Whenever the Mediation Service is unable to mediate a dispute and a disputant refuses consent for formation of a board or for arbitration by the Chief Mediator, the Mediation Service shall investigate thoroughly the cause of the dispute.\n(2) In an investigation under this subsection, the Mediation Service may depose a disputant.\n(3) After an investigation under this subsection, the Mediation Service:\n(i) shall decide which disputant is mainly responsible or blameworthy for continuance of the dispute; and\n(ii) over the official signature of the Commissioner or Chief Mediator, shall publish in a daily newspaper a report that assigns responsibility or blame for the continuance of the dispute.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=4-108","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"527b527a5677667536bc556f60a8dede3a0d2aae95d3bd3b49db752fba551ef4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-4-107","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-4-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}