Maryland Labor and Employment Article Title 9

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Maryland Labor and Employment Article Title 9 - Workers' Compensation Act (9-101 et seq.; the Maryland casualty outline cites 9-201, 9-209 and 9-506 for workers' compensation) is a state statute published by Maryland General Assembly, Department of Legislative Services (mgaleg.maryland.gov). It is one of the Maryland documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including maryland property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

Sections cited in practice questions

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• Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-405(g) (Insolvent Self-Insured Employer)

  “If an employer who self–insures under this section becomes insolvent, the Uninsured Employers’ Fund shall pay the outstanding obligations of the employer for compensation.”

• Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-506(d)(2)(ii) (Controlled Substance; Prescribed Use Exception)

  “Compensation or benefits shall not be denied under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph if the controlled dangerous substance was administered, taken, or used in accordance with the prescription of a physician and the administering, taking, or use of the controlled dangerous substance was not excessive or abusive.”

• Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-509(c)(2) (Uninsured Employer; Defenses Barred)

  “In an action of a covered employee or personal representative under this subsection, an employer may not plead as a defense that: (i) the covered employee assumed the risk of employment; (ii) the covered employee was contributorily negligent; or (iii) the negligence of a fellow servant caused the...”

• Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-508(a) (Principal Contractor Liability)

  “A principal contractor is liable to pay to a covered employee or the dependents of the covered employee any compensation that the principal contractor would have been liable to pay had the covered employee been employed directly by the principal contractor if: (1) the principal contractor...”

• Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-704(a), (b)(1) (Notice of Accidental Personal Injury to the Employer)

  “(a) This section does not apply to a compensable hernia. (b) If a covered employee is injured or dies due to an accidental personal injury, oral or written notice shall be given to the employer: (1) for injury, within 10 days after the accidental personal injury; or”

• Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-407(b) (Order to Insure; Penalty to Uninsured Employers' Fund)

  “(b) If, following the hearing, the Commission finds that the employer failed to secure compensation for all covered employees of the employer as required by § 9–402 of this subtitle, the Commission shall: (1) order the employer to: (i) secure and maintain insurance for all covered employees of the...”

• Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-407(d)(4)(i) (Corporate Officer Jointly and Severally Liable for Penalty)

  “(4) (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the uninsured employer is a corporation the assets of which are not sufficient to satisfy any penalty ordered under this section, any officer of the corporation who has responsibility for the general management of the corporation in the State...”

• Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-202(a)-(c) (Presumption of Covered Employment; Employer Burden)

  “(a) An individual, including a minor, is presumed to be a covered employee while in the service of an employer under an express or implied contract of apprenticeship or hire. (b) A minor may be a covered employee under this section even if the minor is employed unlawfully. (c) To overcome the...”

• Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-209(a) (Domestic Worker in a Private Home)

  “(a) An individual who is employed as a domestic worker in a private home is a covered employee with respect to a household if the individual earns at least $1,000 in cash in a calendar quarter from that household.”

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