Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 10-310
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 10-310, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§10–310.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) The Attorney General is the legal adviser to the Director and Fund.
(2) The Attorney General may represent the Fund in any case that does not involve the rights of the Fund against another individual who:
(i) is in the same employ as the employee who received benefits under Title 9 of this article; and
(ii) caused the injury or death of the employee.
(b) Staff whom the Attorney General assigns to represent the Fund may not represent another party in a claim under Title 9 of this article.
(c) Staff whom the Attorney General assigns to represent the Fund may apply to the Director for authority to hire and, within an amount that the Director sets, to pay each expert or witness who is needed to defend a claim properly.
(d) The Director shall assign to help the staff of the Attorney General each employee of the Fund who is needed to represent the Fund.
(2) The Attorney General may represent the Fund in any case that does not involve the rights of the Fund against another individual who:
(i) is in the same employ as the employee who received benefits under Title 9 of this article; and
(ii) caused the injury or death of the employee.
(b) Staff whom the Attorney General assigns to represent the Fund may not represent another party in a claim under Title 9 of this article.
(c) Staff whom the Attorney General assigns to represent the Fund may apply to the Director for authority to hire and, within an amount that the Director sets, to pay each expert or witness who is needed to defend a claim properly.
(d) The Director shall assign to help the staff of the Attorney General each employee of the Fund who is needed to represent the Fund.
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