Legal Question in Employment Law in Maryland

An employer can generally reduce or increase pay as it sees fit, however the law does require a limited amount of notice before decreasing pay. An employer can generally lay off or terminate employees with or without advance notice so long as they are at-will employees and the termination isn't related to illegal discrimination. There is no general requirement of notice to terminate an at-will employee (just like there is no general requirement that an employee give notice before quitting). Contract employees can only be let go under the terms of the contract.

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