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Workers' Compensation
Summer 2023

Maryland WCC Increases 2nd Tier Permanent Partial Disability Rate

Announced in July 2023, the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission increased the 2nd tier Permanent…
Workers' Compensation
Summer 2023

Maryland Voters Approved a Constitutional Amendment Renaming Two Appellate Courts

On November 8, 2022, Maryland voters approved a constitutional amendment renaming Maryland’s two appellate…
Workers' Compensation
Spring 2023

Circuit Court Judge Affirms Workers’ Compensation Commission’s Denial of Benefits Based on Claimant’s Questionable Actions

F&P attorney Mike Bennett successfully defended an appeal of a decision from the Workers’ Compensation…
Workers' Compensation
Spring 2023

Grass Isn’t Always Greener in Workers’ Compensation

This article was originally published in the Spring 2023 USLAW Magazine. Thirty-seven states, as well…
Workers' Compensation
Spring 2023

What’s Under That Cap? D.C. CRB Addresses What Benefits are Included in the 500 Week Cap

After years of litigation, on February 3, 2023, the question of whether the 500-week cap under D.C. Code…
Workers' Compensation
Winter 2023

WCC Commissioner Maureen Quinn Appointed as Commission’s Acting Chair

Previous Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission Chairman Karl Aumann announced his retirement at…
Workers' Compensation
Winter 2023

Jury Rules in Favor of Employer and Insurer on PG County Slip and Fall Case

In late Fall 2022, F&P counsel Brian Cunningham obtained a favorable outcome in a PG County Circuit…