WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 554
Approved May 25, 1989.

CHAPTER 55 4

(Senate Bill 94)

AN ACT concerning

Unemployment Insurance Law -
Employer's Qualified Immunity in Abusive Discharge Suits

FOR the purpose of providing that certain communications made, or
reports submitted, in connection with the requirements and
administration of the Unemployment Insurance Law may not be
made the subject matter or basis of a suit for abusive or
wrongful discharge unless the information communicated or
submitted is false and malicious.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 95A - Unemployment Insurance Law

Section 12(g)(1)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 95A - Unemployment Insurance Law

Section 12(g)(2)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 95A - Unemployment Insurance Law

12.

(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, as
well as cash disbursement journals, check registers, tax returns
and other documents which supplement or corroborate those
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 any reasonable time and as
often as may be necessary. The Executive Director or Board of

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