Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-620
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-620, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§9–620.
Official statutory text
(a) If a temporary total disability lasts for 14 days or less, compensation may not be allowed for 3 calendar days after the beginning of the disability except for payments for hospital, nursing, or other medical services, funeral expenses, or medicine.
(b) If the covered employee was not paid for the day on which the accidental personal injury or occupational disease occurred, the Commission shall count that day as 1 of the 3 days in the waiting period under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) If a temporary total disability lasts for more than 14 days, compensation shall be allowed from the day of disability.
(b) If the covered employee was not paid for the day on which the accidental personal injury or occupational disease occurred, the Commission shall count that day as 1 of the 3 days in the waiting period under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) If a temporary total disability lasts for more than 14 days, compensation shall be allowed from the day of disability.
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