Business Occupational and Professional Licenses - Suspension and Revocation for Workplace Fraud

HB 264 requires Maryland's Commissioner of Labor to notify licensing authorities when a licensed employer (e.g., plumbers, electricians, home improvement contractors) violates workplace fraud laws (like misclassifying workers) and fails to pay penalties or restitution within 45 days. Licensing authorities must then suspend or revoke the license, but must first send written notice allowing the licensee to contest identity errors. The bill also establishes procedures for license reinstatement once penalties/restitution are paid in full, and extends disciplinary actions to successors or managers who knew about the violation. This directly affects licensed businesses in regulated professions who commit workplace fraud.