1522                                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                                        Ch. 527

(g) (1) Each employing unit shall keep true and

accurate employment records, containing such information as

the executive Director or Board of Appeals may prescribe.
Such records shall be open to inspection and be subject to

being copied by the Executive Director or the Board of

Appeals or the authorized representatives of them at [at]

any reasonable time and as often as may be necessary.------The

Executive Director or Board of Appeals may require from any
employing unit any sworn or unsworn reports, with respect to

persons employed by it, which the Executive Director or

Board of Appeals deems—necessary for the effective

administration of this article. [Information thus]

(2) REPORTS OR INFORMATION obtained [shall]
FROM AN EMPLOYING UNIT OR CLAIMANT MAY not be published or

be open to public inspection (other than to public employees

in the performance of their public duties) in any manner

revealing the employing unit's OR CLAIMANT'S identity[,

but;. HOWEVER, any claimant [at] OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE OR

ANY EMPLOYING UNIT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EMPLOYING UNIT

THAT IS A PARTY TO A CONTESTED CLAIM WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF

A FACT FINDING INTERVIEW BEFORE A CLAIMS EXAMINER OR a

hearing before a special examiner, a referee [or], the

Executive Director or Board of Appeals—shall be supplied
with information [from such records] OR REPORTS to the
extent necessary for the proper presentation OR REBUTTAL of

this] THE claim. Any employee of the Executive Director or

Board—of Appeals who violates any provision of this section
shall bo fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned for not
longer than one year, or both.

[(3)] (4) (3) Each employer, upon request by the
Executive Director, shall furnish a report of the separation
from employment of every individual who leaves his or its
employ. A separate notice on forms or in a manner to be
prescribed by the Executive Director shall be returned to
the Executive Director not later than the end of the
[second] FOURTH business or working day following the day on
which it is requested by the Executive Director, but
separation notices shall not be required in case of mass
layoffs. Failure to file such separation notice in the
manner prescribed by the Executive Director shall subject
the employer to a penalty of from [two dollars ($2.00) to
ten dollars ($10.00)] $5 TO $15, as determined by the
Executive Director in each instance, for each such notice
that is not filed. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY WAIVE THE
PENALTY FOR CAUSE. Such penalties shall be collected in the
manner prescribed for the collection of contributions under
this article. Provided, that the Executive Director may,
in his discretion, by regulation exempt any class of
employers from the requirements of this paragraph, if the
type and character of the employment would, in the opinion
of the Executive Director make its application unreasonably
onerous or impractical. Whenever an employer expects to
lay off permanently, or for an indefinite period, or for a
period expected to exceed seven days, at or about the same