Discrimination At Work

A Maryland employer may not refuse to hire, fire, or otherwise discriminate in pay, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or a disability that does not reasonably preclude doing the job, and may not limit, segregate or classify employees in ways that harm their opportunities for those reasons.

• Md. Code, State Gov't § 20-606

• Fail to make a reasonable accommodation for the known disability of a qualified employee or applicant.
• Engage in harassment of an employee.
• Request or require genetic tests or information as a condition of hiring or benefits.
• Retaliate against someone for opposing a prohibited practice, or for filing a charge, testifying or taking part in a proceeding under the law.

• Md. Code, State Gov't § 20-606

Those are also prohibited to a Maryland employer. Employment agencies and labor organizations are bound by parallel rules, and a job advertisement may state a preference only where the trait is a bona fide occupational qualification.

• Md. Code, State Gov't § 20-606