The 2020 Presidential General Election will be held on
Tuesday, November 3, 2020. In accordance with state law,
voters will be able to cast their ballots by mail, during
the eight days of early voting, or in person on Election
Day. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Board of
Elections (SBE) is currently experiencing a shortage of
election judges to staff the polls. Election judges play a
critical part in the democratic process.
Please consider signing up
here.
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Notice: All Online Services are
unavailable beginning 4:30pm Friday, October 23rd through
8 p.m. Sunday, October 25th due to scheduled maintenance. This
affects all Online Services: online claim and web forms, claim
inquiries and telephone voice response claim inquiries (IVR).
When available, notice will post here.
Please plan
accordingly.
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Pursuant to Open Meeting requirements, we announce that the
Commissioners will telephonically hold the Commission meeting
scheduled for October 22, 2020 starting at 9:30 am. If you would
like to observe the meeting, please dial 978-990-5027 and at the
prompt, enter 6843748 plus the pound sign. If you plan to attend
this meeting, please send an email to
Openmeeting@wcc.state.md.us.
If you are a guest on
the call, please do not announce yourself; ESPECIALLY if you
enter after 9:30 am. For
information to improve sound quality, please read the tips on
the following link:
https://www.freeconferencecall.com/press-center/managing-sound-quality
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Current procedures for submitting
Exhibits, Claimant's Consent and Claimant's Affidavit online are
posted.
Instructions for Video Hearing Requests, Exhibit Submissions and
Courtroom Protocols.
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Notice
of Rules Change: By Order of the Court of Appeals effective
August 1, 2020 (203rd Rules Order, dated June 29, 2020),
Maryland Rule 7-206.1 is AMENDED by adding to subsection (c)(2)
a requirement that the moving party show good cause for the
court, on de novo review of a Worker’s Compensation Commission
decision, to order that all or part of the Commission record be
prepared and filed (see
https://www.courts.state.md.us/sites/default/files/rules/order/ro203.pdf).
The Court also updated an MDEC reference in subsection (d).
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Try our
Online Employee Claim.
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Insolvent Carriers
information (Carriers in Liquidation).
An employer that fails to secure compensation (workers' compensation
insurance) for all covered employees may be subject to a penalty not to
exceed $10,000. More
details. A county or incorporated municipality may elect to have the provisions of the death benefits law, specifically LE 9-683.1 through 9-683.5, apply to
their public safety presumption employees.
Get more information here.
Human trafficking
is a horrible crime that continues to exist in Maryland and affects all parts of
the State. Need more information?
Visit the
Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention web page for resources and
more.
National Human Trafficking Hotline: Telephone 1-888-373-7888;
Text:233733
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