(a) If the Director, with respect to a violation of this subdivision, (1) does not conciliate a complaint after the parties have, in good faith, attempted conciliation, (2) does not effect an assurance of discontinuance or settlement agreement, or (3) finds that a complaint is not susceptible of conciliation, in addition to the authority provided in Section 27-7, the Director may (1) transmit the matter to the County Attorney for appropriate legal action, or (2) advise the complainant of the complainant's right to take appropriate legal action.
(b) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any person from exercising any right or seeking any remedy to which that person is otherwise entitled, or from filing any complaint with any other agency or court. If an action involving the same parties is pending before any other agency or court, the commission must advise the complainant to incorporate the allegations of the complaint in the previous action where appropriate. (1988 L.M.C., ch. 4, § 2; 2001 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1; 2007 L.M.C, ch. 5, § 1.)
Editor’s note—Section 27-18 is cited in Magee v. Dansources Technical Services, Inc., 137 Md. App. 527, 769 A.2d 231 (2001).
See County Attorney Opinion dated 6/16/00 indicating that the Human Relations Commission does not have jurisdiction to investigate complaints of housing or public accommodation discrimination by inmates at the County detention center.
2007 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 2, states: Affect on incumbents. If on the effective date of this Act [May 28, 2007] a merit system employee occupies a position which this Act converts to a non-merit position:
(a) that employee retains all merit system rights; and
(b) the position does not become a non-merit position until that employee leaves the position through transfer, promotion, demotion, retirement, or other separation from service.
Section 27-18, formerly § 27-16C, was renumbered and amended pursuant to 2001 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1.
Former Section 27-18, relating to definitions under division 3, discrimination in employment, derived from 1974 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1; 1975 L.M.C., ch. 18, § 1; 1977 L.M.C., ch. 30, § 9; 1979 L.M.C., ch. 52, § 1; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 26, § 14; 2000 L.M.C., ch. 36, § 3, was repealed by 2001 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1.