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EMPLOYER
INSURANCE COMPLIANCE
Effective October 1, 2013, 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. See
Labor & Employment 9-407
(Labor and Employment 9-407 Failure to Insure). General
questions regarding this law change may be directed to the
Insurance, Compliance and Reporting Division via email
employercompliance@wcc.state.md.us or 410-864-5278. Please
be advised that the Commission does not dispense legal advice.
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.
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Forms cannot be filed by email/attachment or FAX; only original
forms accessed from
CompHub or hardcopy available herein, with original signatures are accepted.
Forms submitted to WCC must be current and as provided;
altered, incomplete, unauthorized or obsolete forms are returned without processing.
Forms in the CompHub Portal
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Insurer Request for Change of Address
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Request for Employer Designee to Receive Notice of Employee Claims
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Application for Certificate of Compliance
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Joint Election Form
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Inclusion Form
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Exclusion Form
PDF Based Forms Submitted as Hardcopy
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ANNUAL INFORMATION REPORT
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ONLINE INSURER ANNUAL
SUMMARY REPORT
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Use of SERFF for WC Form Filings
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Filers not yet using SERFF may enroll by contacting SERFF
at 1-816-783-8787 or by e-mail at
serffmkg@naic.org.
Insurers and other filers needing additional information
about SERFF may visit
www.serff.com. Filers are encouraged to take formal
training so they can fully utilize the SERFF system. Contact
information regarding training can be found at the SERFF
website at www.serff.com/training.
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Workers' compensation form filings must be made with the
Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission. The Commission
does not charge a filing fee for workers' compensation
forms.
Workers' compensation rate and rule filings must
be made with the Maryland Insurance Administration, which
also utilizes the SERFF platform.
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Questions may be submitted in writing to the attention of
State Workers' Compensation Commission, 10 East Baltimore
Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202 Attention - Stacey Roig,
Director, Insurance, Compliance and Reporting Division, via
email to
formfilings@wcc.state.md.us or by calling
Ms. Roig at
410-864-5298.
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RELATED LAWS & REGULATIONS
Access the complete Unannotated Code of Maryland and Rules via
Lexis Nexis online
to view the
laws cited below. Workers' Compensation Commission COMAR
(regulations) can also be found online-
Link to COMAR Online, MD Secretary of State
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Certificate of Compliance: Code of Maryland, Labor &
Employment Article 9-105
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Covered Employee: Code of Maryland, Labor & Employment
Article 9-202
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Site of Employment: Code of Maryland, Labor & Employment Article 9-203
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Corporate or Limited Liability Company Officer: Code of Maryland, Labor & Employment Article 9-206
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Sole Proprietor: Code of Maryland, Labor & Employment Article 9-227
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Governmental Self-insurance Group: Code of Maryland, Labor & Employment Article 9-404
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Self-insurance by Individual Employer: Code of Maryland, Labor & Employment Article 9-405:
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Governmental Group Self-Insurance: COMAR 14.09.14.01 through 14.09.14.11
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Individual Employer Self-Insurer: COMAR 14.09.13.01 through 14.09.13.12
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OTHER RELATED MATERIALS AND
FORMS BACK TO TOP OF THIS PAGE
Compliance Audit Procedures Guide (Attachment H) -
a reference material for self-insured employers and vendors
that provide audit services to the Commission. The guide
contains explanations regarding the completion of the IC-1
report as well as sample audit reports.
The MD WCC Employer's Posting Notice (form C-24)
English/Spanish PDF (325 KB).
The MD WCC Employers' Posting Notice is 8.5" X 14" and MUST be printed on 8.5" X 14" (legal size) goldenrod or yellow paper. Default resolution for this printing is 600 dpi (dots per inch). The statutory requirement is "as provided by the MD WCC", hence reduced size or otherwise altered reproductions from the original/default specifications will not constitute statutory compliance. The Notice is to be posted in a conspicuous location at each worksite and must include the complete employer/insurer information in the lower left corner where indicated.
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