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Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Electronic Shelving Labels and Surveillance-Based Price and Wage Setting - Prohibitions

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This Maryland bill targets surveillance-based pricing and wage practices. It prohibits any person from using surveillance-based price setting to determine the price of consumer goods or services. It specifically bans food retailers from using electronic shelving labels to display consumer goods prices, requiring instead that prices be shown through non-digital means. Violations of the Act are classified as unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act, subjecting violators to the remedies and enforcement mechanisms of that existing law. Additionally, the bill prohibits employers from using surveillance-based wage setting to determine worker compensation.

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