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Maryland Code, Labor and Employment § 4-207

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

(b) A petition shall be in the form that the Mediation Service requires.

(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.

(2) The Mediation Service shall set a period that:

(i) is sufficient to inform interested persons about the nature and purpose of the petition; and

(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.

(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.

(2) The notice shall state that a labor organization may object to the petition within the period set under subsection (c) of this section.

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