Section 20-603 – Construction of Subtitle
This subtitle does not require: (1) an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor–management committee subject to this subtitle to grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of the race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability of the individual or group because an imbalance may […]
Section 20-205 – Executive Director and Deputy Director
(a) The Governor shall: (1) appoint an Executive Director of the Commission from a list of five names submitted by the Commission; and (2) remove the Executive Director on the recommendation of two–thirds of the members of the Commission. (b) The Executive Director: (1) shall appoint a deputy director with the approval of a majority of the members of the […]
Section 20-604 – Scope of Subtitle
This subtitle does not apply to: (1) an employer with respect to the employment of aliens outside of the State; or (2) a religious corporation, association, educational institution, or society with respect to the employment of individuals of a particular religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity to perform work connected with the activities of the religious entity.
Section 20-206 – General Counsel; Outside Counsel
(a) (1) The Commission may employ its own attorney. (2) The Executive Director shall appoint and remove the attorney with the approval of the Commission. (b) The attorney shall: (1) act as general counsel and legal adviser to the Commission; and (2) represent the Commission at all hearings and judicial proceedings in which the Commission is a party. (c) The general counsel […]
Section 20-207 – General Powers and Duties
(a) (1) The Commission may: (i) conduct studies and surveys concerning human relations, conditions, and problems; and (ii) promote in every way possible the improvement of human relations. (2) In conducting studies and surveys, the Commission may expend any funds provided in the State budget or otherwise made available. (3) On the basis of studies or surveys, the Commission may recommend […]
Section 20-208 – Complaints of Employment Discrimination Reported by County Office of Civil Rights
(a) In this section, “county office of civil rights” means the county office responsible for responding to complaints alleging discrimination in a county. (b) This section applies only to: (1) Anne Arundel County; (2) Baltimore City; (3) Baltimore County; (4) Howard County; (5) Montgomery County; and (6) Prince George’s County. (c) On or before October 1 each year, each county office of civil rights, […]
Section 20-301 – “Place of Public Accommodation” Defined
In this subtitle, “place of public accommodation” means: (1) an inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment that provides lodging to transient guests; (2) a restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, or other facility principally engaged in selling food or alcoholic beverages for consumption on or off the premises, including a facility located on the premises of […]
Section 20-302 – Construction of Subtitle
This subtitle does not prohibit the proprietor or employees of any establishment from denying service to any person for failure to conform to the usual and regular requirements, standards, and regulations of the establishment, provided that the denial is not based on discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, marital […]
Section 20-303 – Scope of Subtitle
(a) This subtitle does not apply: (1) to a private club or other establishment that is not open to the public, except to the extent that the facilities of the private club or other establishment are made available to the customers or patrons of an establishment within the scope of this subtitle; (2) with respect to sex discrimination, […]
Section 20-304 – Prohibited Act
An owner or operator of a place of public accommodation or an agent or employee of the owner or operator may not refuse, withhold from, or deny to any person any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges of the place of public accommodation because of the person’s race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, […]