Category Archives: Worker’s Compensation
What Is Workers’ Comp?
If you were injured at your Baltimore job, you may be wondering if you are eligible for workers’ compensation. Essential, workers’ comp is a type of insurance. It is in place to ensure a worker who becomes ill as a result of their work, or if they are injured on the job, has access… Read More »
Self-Employed Income Loss
After a car accident, you may have large medical bills in connection to injuries. There are paths to compensation for hospital bills, doctor fees, pain and suffering, and lost wages. It is possible you will receive a settlement from your Maryland PIP insurance. PIP coverage, also known as personal injury protection, covers individuals up… Read More »
Is Workers’ Comp Law the Same as Employment Law?
There are many different types of law but there are times when legal areas overlap. This is true with employment law and workers’ compensation law. After all, both are connected to employees, the workplace, and employers. But even though the laws can overlap, there are differences. Workers who are injured on the job may… Read More »
What If I’m Laid Off While Receiving Workers’ Compensation?
When an injured worker is focused on healing, it is likely they are not thinking about what will happen to their workers’ compensation if they are laid off from their job, but layoffs and terminations do happen. While there are legal reasons to let someone go, including economic retractions, an employer cannot legally let… Read More »
Reopening Your Baltimore Business During the Pandemic
As many Maryland businesses are reopening or planning to reopen, cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus, continue to be discovered around the country. If you are a worker headed back to the workplace or an employer concerned about how to best keep employee’s safe and avoid workers’ compensation disputes, talk to a… Read More »
Common Workplace Injuries for Retail Workers
According to a national insurer of American businesses, there are a few injuries that are commonly reported within the retail industry. These injuries result in pain, hospital bills, and days of missed work. In fact, the report cites an average of 24 days of work missed due to retail job injuries. Payouts from Retail… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Diseases in Baltimore
Illnesses and sicknesses transfer from person to person and while it is understood it is not possible to file a claim in connection with common ailments such as the cold and flu, there are times a compensation claim is appropriate. Such as when an illness in connection with hazardous workplace conditions. If you developed… Read More »
Maryland Court Finds Large Company Liable for Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Despite an independent contract, a Maryland appellate court determined that a large company was liable to a farm worker for workers’ compensation benefits, according to a decision by the Court of Special Appeals. To understand the significance of this decision, it will be necessary to examine relevant factual background, procedural history, and legal analysis…. Read More »
Examining 4 Legal Elements of Workers’ Compensation in Maryland
Workers’ compensation in Maryland is a legal doctrine that addresses the liability for injuries and diseases that occur in the employment context. This doctrine applies when an employee sustains a qualifying injury — or contracts an occupational disease — as a function of performing their job duties. In these cases, the injured employee can… Read More »
New Maryland Law Expands Workers’ Compensation for Fire & Rescue Personnel
Among many other new laws set to take effect on October 1st, fire and rescue personnel will benefit from expanded workers’ compensation coverage, according to an article by the Maryland Reporter. Under existing Maryland workers’ compensation law, certain public service employees have a presumption of an occupational disease. This presumption is due to the… Read More »
