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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-748 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-748 - Interest on Compensation

    When, on appeal, compensation is awarded by an affirmance, modification, or reversal of an order of the Commission, the covered employee is entitled to interest on the compensation awarded at 6% a year on each installment of compensation not paid as it:         (1)    becomes payable under the award of the Commission; or        (2)    would have become payable if the Commission had awarded the same amount of compensation when it passed the order from which the appeal is taken.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-749 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-749 - Frivolous Appeal Proceedings

    If a court determines that the ground for an appeal is not a reasonable ground, the court shall assess against the appellant the whole cost of appeal, including reasonable attorney’s fees.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-750 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-750 - Appeal to Court of Special Appeals

    A party may appeal from a decision of the circuit court to the Court of Special Appeals as provided for other civil cases.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 8 - Subsequent Injuries|Section 9-801 - Statement of Intent

    When a covered employee has a permanent impairment, suffers a subsequent accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia resulting in permanent partial or permanent total disability, and otherwise meets the requirements of this subtitle, it is the intent of this subtitle that the total compensation to which the covered employee is entitled equals the amount of compensation that would be payable for the combined effects of:        (1)    the previous impairment; and        (2)    the subsequent accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 8 - Subsequent Injuries|Section 9-802 - Compensation From Subsequent Injury Fund -- Permanent Disability

    (a)    If a covered employee has a permanent impairment and suffers a subsequent accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia resulting in permanent partial or permanent total disability that is substantially greater due to the combined effects of the previous impairment and the subsequent compensable event than it would have been from the subsequent compensable event alone, the employer or its insurer is liable only for the compensation payable under this title for the subsequent accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia.    (b)    In addition to the compensation for which an employer or its insurer is liable, the covered employee is entitled to compensation from the Subsequent Injury Fund if:        (1)    the covered employee has a permanent impairment due to a previous accident, disease, or congenital condition that is or is likely to be a hindrance or obstacle to the employment of the covered employee;        (2)    the covered employee suffers a subsequent compensable accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia resulting in permanent partial or permanent total disability that is substantially greater due to the combined effects of the previous impairment and the subsequent compensable event than it would have been from the subsequent compensable event alone;        (3)    the combined effects of the previous impairment and the subsequent accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia result in a permanent disability exceeding 50% of the body as a whole; and        (4)    the previous impairment, as determined by the Commission at the time of the subsequent compensable event, and the subsequent accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia are each compensable for at least 125 weeks.    (c)    Compensation from the Subsequent Injury Fund shall be paid after the completion of payments of compensation by the employer or its insurer.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 8 - Subsequent Injuries|Section 9-803 - Compensation From Subsequent Injury Fund -- Death

    (a)    If a covered employee who has a permanent impairment due to a previous accident, disease, or congenital condition that is or is likely to be a hindrance or obstacle to the employment of the covered employee dies due in part to the previous impairment and in part to a subsequent accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia, the Commission shall determine the portion of death that is reasonably attributable to:        (1)    the previous impairment; and        (2)    the subsequent accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia.    (b)    The employer or its insurer is liable for the compensation payable for the portion of the death of the covered employee that is reasonably attributable to the subsequent accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia.    (c)    The Subsequent Injury Fund is liable for the remainder of the compensation payable as in cases of death resulting solely from an accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 8 - Subsequent Injuries|Section 9-804 - Awards

    (a)    In an award against the Subsequent Injury Fund, the Commission shall find specifically:        (1)    the amount of the weekly payments to the covered employee;        (2)    the number of weeks of compensation to be paid;        (3)    the date when the Subsequent Injury Fund shall begin payments; and        (4)    if possible, the period for which payments are to continue.    (b)    (1)    When the Commission makes an award against the Subsequent Injury Fund, if the prior permanent disability contributes to the covered employee’s current permanent disability, the Commission shall deduct from the award the amount of all prior permanent disability payments received by the covered employee under:            (i)    each prior award for permanent disability made by the Commission or a similar unit in another state; or            (ii)    any prior final compromise and settlement agreement approved by the Commission or a similar unit in another state.        (2)    In the case of a permanent total disability under Subtitle 6, Part V of this title, the deduction shall be made by reducing the weekly rate of compensation in accordance with § 9-729 of this title until the amount of the prior permanent disability payments awarded would have been paid if they had been paid in weekly payments.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-805 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 8 - Subsequent Injuries|Section 9-805 - Waiver Not a Bar

    A waiver executed under § 9-657 of this title by a covered employee who previously has lost or lost the use of a hand, arm, foot, leg, or eye is not a bar to benefits under this subtitle if the covered employee becomes permanently and totally disabled because of the loss or loss of use of a hand, arm, foot, leg, or eye due to an accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-806 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 8 - Subsequent Injuries|Section 9-806 - Assessments

    (a)    (1)    The Commission shall impose an assessment of 6.5%, payable to the Subsequent Injury Fund, on:            (i)    each award against an employer or its insurer for permanent disability or death, including awards for disfigurement and mutilation;            (ii)    except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each amount payable by an employer or its insurer under a settlement agreement approved by the Commission; and            (iii)    each amount payable under item (i) or (ii) of this paragraph by the Property and Casualty Guaranty Corporation on behalf of an insolvent insurer.        (2)    The amount of medical benefits specified in a formal set–aside allocation that is part of an approved settlement agreement shall be excluded from the assessment imposed by the Commission under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection if:            (i)    1.    the amount of medical benefits is in excess of $50,000; and                2.    the payment of medical benefits by the employer or its insurer is directly to an authorized insurer that provides periodic payments to the covered employee pursuant to a single premium annuity; or            (ii)    1.    the amount of medical benefits is in any amount; and                2.    the payment of medical benefits by the employer or its insurer is to an independent third–party administrator that controls and pays the medical services in accordance with the formal set–aside allocation, provided there is no reversionary interest to the covered employee or the covered employee’s beneficiaries.        (3)    (i)    On or before July 1, 2014, and on or before July 1 each year thereafter, an employer or its insurer that is liable for payment of an assessment imposed under this section shall notify the Subsequent Injury Fund of the current billing address to which notices of payment shall be sent.            (ii)    An employer or its insurer that has provided notice under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall notify the Subsequent Injury Fund of any change of billing address within 30 days of the change of address.    (b)    In computing the amount of an assessment, the Commission shall round off any fractional dollar to the nearest whole dollar.    (c)    Payment of an assessment under this section is in addition to any payment of compensation to a covered employee who has sustained an accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia or a dependent of the covered employee, as provided in this title.    (d)    (1)    The Director of the Subsequent Injury Fund promptly shall remit to the State Treasurer each payment of assessment received by the Subsequent Injury Fund.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold, manage, and disburse the money in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of this article.    (e)    The assessment imposed under this section is for payment of claims submitted to the Subsequent Injury Fund and is not a tax intended to benefit the State.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-807 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 8 - Subsequent Injuries|Section 9-807 - Impleader

    (a)    In any case involving payment from the Subsequent Injury Fund, the Commission or any party in interest shall:        (1)    give written notice to the State Treasurer or the attorney for the Subsequent Injury Fund that the Subsequent Injury Fund is or may be involved in the case; and        (2)    implead the Fund, in writing, as a party.    (b)    (1)    The Subsequent Injury Fund may be impleaded at any stage of the proceedings:            (i)    before the Commission; or            (ii)    on appeal.        (2)    If the Subsequent Injury Fund is impleaded on appeal before a circuit court or the Court of Special Appeals, the court:            (i)    as to an impleader filed at least 60 days before the scheduled trial in the circuit court or at least 60 days before the hearing in the Court of Special Appeals, shall:                1.    suspend further proceedings; and                2.    remand the case to the Commission for further proceedings to give the Subsequent Injury Fund an opportunity to defend against the claim; and            (ii)    as to an impleader filed less than 60 days before the trial in the circuit court or less than 60 days before the hearing in the Court of Special Appeals, may for good cause shown:                1.    suspend further proceedings; and                2.    remand the case to the Commission for further proceedings to give the Subsequent Injury Fund an opportunity to defend against the claim.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-808 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 8 - Subsequent Injuries|Section 9-808 - Judicial Review

    When an award is made against the Subsequent Injury Fund, the Subsequent Injury Fund may appeal the decision in accordance with Subtitle 7 of this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 9 - Liability of Third Parties|Section 9-901 - Choice of Proceeding Against Third Party or Employer

    When a person other than an employer is liable for the injury or death of a covered employee for which compensation is payable under this title, the covered employee or, in case of death, the personal representative or dependents of the covered employee may:         (1)    file a claim for compensation against the employer under this title; or        (2)    bring an action for damages against the person liable for the injury or death or, in case of joint tort feasors, against each joint tort feasor.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 9 - Liability of Third Parties|Section 9-903 - Effect of Receipt of Amount in Action

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee receive an amount in an action:        (1)    the amount is in place of any award that otherwise could be made under this title; and        (2)    the case is finally closed and settled.    (b)    If the amount of damages received by the covered employee or the dependents of the covered employee is less than the amount that the covered employee or dependents would otherwise be entitled to receive under this title, the covered employee or dependents may reopen the claim for compensation to recover the difference between:        (1)    the amount of damages received by the covered employee or dependents; and        (2)    the full amount of compensation that otherwise would be payable under this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-1001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 10 - Uninsured Employers|Section 9-1001 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Board” means the Uninsured Employers’ Fund Board.    (c)    “Director” means the Director of the Board.    (d)    “Fund” means the Uninsured Employers’ Fund.    (e)    “Uninsured employer” means an employer who fails to secure payment of compensation to the covered employees of the employer in accordance with § 9-402 of this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-1002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 10 - Uninsured Employers|Section 9-1002 - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund

    (a)    An award is payable out of the Fund in accordance with this section.    (b)    Unless an application for review has been timely filed under subsection (g) of this section or a notice of appeal timely served, an employer is in default on a claim by a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee if the employer fails to:        (1)    secure payment of compensation in accordance with § 9-402 of this title;        (2)    except for a governmental self-insurance group authorized by § 9-404 of this title, deposit security in accordance with § 9-405 of this title that is:            (i)    sufficient to cover a claim by a covered employee; and            (ii)    at least $100,000; and        (3)    pay compensation in accordance with an award within 30 days after the date of the award.    (c)    If an employer is in default under subsection (b) of this section, promptly after the expiration of 30 days after the date of the award, the Commission shall notify the employer that:        (1)    the employer is in default; and        (2)    the license or permit of the employer to do business in the State may be suspended.    (d)    (1)    On receipt of a notice of default, an employer promptly shall pay the award.        (2)    To object to an award, the employer, within 30 days after receipt of the notice of default, shall notify the Commission of the reasons why the employer objects to the award.        (3)    The notice of objection by the employer to the Commission serves as an application for review under subsection (g) of this section.    (e)    If the employer does not pay the award and does not notify the Commission of its objection to the award in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, the covered employee or the dependents of the covered employee may apply to the Director for payment from the Fund.    (f)    On receipt of an application for payment, the Fund may:        (1)    pay the award; or        (2)    apply for review under subsection (g) of this section.    (g)    (1)    The provisions of Subtitle 7 of this title about procedure and the right to appeal apply to:            (i)    a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee who file a claim;            (ii)    the uninsured employer; and            (iii)    the Fund.        (2)    The right of review of the Fund includes:            (i)    raising issues;            (ii)    discovery; and            (iii)    a hearing before the Commission.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-1003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 10 - Uninsured Employers|Section 9-1003 - Subrogation to Rights of Claimant

    (a)    If the Fund makes payment to a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee as directed by the Commission, the Fund is subrogated to the rights of the covered employee or dependents against the uninsured employer.    (b)    The Fund may:        (1)    institute a civil action to recover the money paid under the award;        (2)    refer the matter to the appropriate authority for prosecution under § 9-1108 of this title; or        (3)    do both.    (c)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the uninsured employer is a corporation the assets of which are not sufficient to satisfy an award, any officer of the corporation who has responsibility for the general management of the corporation in the State is jointly and severally liable for payment of the award if the corporate officer knowingly failed to secure workers’ compensation insurance.    (d)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the uninsured employer is a limited liability company the assets of which are not sufficient to satisfy an award, any member of the company who has responsibility for the general management of the limited liability company in the State is jointly and severally liable for payment of the award if a member of the limited liability company who has general management responsibility knowingly failed to secure workers’ compensation insurance.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-1004 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 10 - Uninsured Employers|Section 9-1004 - Subrogation to Rights of Uninsured Employer

    (a)    If the Fund pays compensation to a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee, the Fund is subrogated to the rights of the uninsured employer under this title.    (b)    If the Fund and the uninsured employer both have paid compensation to or on behalf of a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee, the Fund shall apply any money that it recovers from a third party:        (1)    first, to repayment of the award paid by the Fund;        (2)    second, to any unsatisfied demand for security and to assessments imposed against the uninsured employer under this subtitle; and        (3)    finally, to the uninsured employer.    (c)    If the Fund and the uninsured employer both have paid compensation to or on behalf of a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee, and the Fund recovers money from a third party exceeding the amount of compensation awarded to the covered employee or the dependents and the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in making the recovery, the Fund shall:        (1)    apportion the excess amount between the covered employee or the dependents and the Fund; and        (2)    use the balance to:            (i)    first, reimburse the Fund for its reasonable and necessary expenditures in making the recovery;            (ii)    second, repay any award paid by the Fund;            (iii)    third, satisfy any unsatisfied demand for security or assessments imposed against the uninsured employer under this subtitle; and            (iv)    finally, return the remainder to the uninsured employer.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-1005 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 10 - Uninsured Employers|Section 9-1005 - Assessment Against Uninsured Employer

    (a)    (1)    When the Commission makes a decision on a claim for compensation against an uninsured employer, the Commission shall impose against the uninsured employer an assessment of:            (i)    at least $500 but not exceeding $1,000; and            (ii)    15% of any award made in the claim, not exceeding $5,000 in any 1 claim.        (2)    (i)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the uninsured employer is a corporation the assets of which are not sufficient to satisfy an assessment, any officer of the corporation who has responsibility for the general management of the corporation in the State is jointly and severally liable for the assessment if the corporate officer knowingly failed to secure workers’ compensation insurance.            (ii)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the uninsured employer is a limited liability company the assets of which are not sufficient to satisfy an assessment, any member of the limited liability company who has responsibility for the general management of the limited liability company in the State is jointly and severally liable for the assessment if a member of the limited liability company who has general management responsibility knowingly failed to secure workers’ compensation insurance.    (b)    The Commission shall direct payment of an assessment under subsection (a) of this section into the Fund.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-1006 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 10 - Uninsured Employers|Section 9-1006 - Assessment Against Insurer

    (a)    The Commission may assess an insurer $300 if:        (1)    the insurer fails to comply with the requirements of the Commission about certification of insurance with the Commission; and        (2)    the Commission finds that the Fund or the Commission was required to investigate or attend a hearing to determine whether an employer has insurance.    (b)    The Commission may assess the insurer an additional $300 for each subsequent failure to comply with the insurance certification requirements of the Commission.    (c)    The Commission shall direct payment of an assessment under subsection (a) or (b) of this section into the Fund.    (d)    If an insurer fails to comply with the insurance certification requirements of the Commissioner 5 times in a fiscal year, the Commission may:        (1)    notify the Insurance Commissioner; and        (2)    request that the insurer show cause why the Insurance Commissioner should not impose sanctions under § 4-113(d) of the Insurance Article.