{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-8.3-901","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8.3–901","heading":"","body":"(a) If an individual willfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation regarding a material fact or willfully fails to report a material fact to obtain benefits under this title, the individual is disqualified from receiving benefits for 1 year.\n(b) If an employer willfully makes or causes to be made a false statement or willfully fails to report a material fact regarding a claim for benefits by an employee, the employer is subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each occurrence.\n(c) An employer may not willfully:\n(1) fail or refuse to pay contributions to the Fund; or\n(2) take deductions from the wages of an employee to pay any portion of the employer contributions due from the employer.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=8.3-901","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"60a126400e713f32b2809deaa3d367992b089caa21b116810db71ae3d54f3295","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-8.3-801","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-8.3-902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}