§8–318.

    (a)    A person may not discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or discriminate against a plan participant or beneficiary:

        (1)    for exercising a right to which the participant or beneficiary is entitled under this subtitle; or

        (2)    for the purpose of interfering with a right to which the participant or beneficiary may become entitled under this subtitle.

    (b)    A person may not discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or discriminate against a person, whether or not the person is a plan participant or beneficiary, because the person:

        (1)    has given information or testified in an inquiry or proceeding that relates to this subtitle; or

        (2)    is about to give information or testify in an inquiry or proceeding that relates to this subtitle.

    (c)    A person may not, by fraud, force, violence, or the threat of force or violence, restrain, coerce, or intimidate or attempt to restrain, coerce, or intimidate a plan participant or beneficiary for the purpose of interfering with or preventing the exercise of a right to which the plan participant or beneficiary is or may become entitled under this subtitle.