{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-4-207","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 4–207","heading":"","body":"(a) A labor organization or individual that purports to represent a substantial number of employees whom a petition affects and an employer may submit to the Mediation Service a petition for permission to enter into a consent election agreement leading to a determination by the Mediation Service of the facts ascertained after the consent election.\n(b) A petition shall be in the form that the Mediation Service requires.\n(c) (1) Whenever a petition is submitted in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Mediation Service shall set a period during which a labor organization may submit an objection to the petition.\n(2) The Mediation Service shall set a period that:\n(i) is sufficient to inform interested persons about the nature and purpose of the petition; and\n(ii) does not expire until at least 1 week after the date on which the Mediation Service causes notice of the petition to be posted.\n(d) (1) The Mediation Service shall cause notice of a petition to be posted, at each place of employment that the petition affects, for the period set under subsection (c) of this section.\n(2) The notice shall state that a labor organization may object to the petition within the period set under subsection (c) of this section.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=4-207","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"3155866e41086834978f428d07269fd5c29cc6100702bd1483bb6581477ff4fc","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-4-206","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-4-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}