Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-701
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-701, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§9–701.
Official statutory text
Subject to this title, the Commission shall:
(1) adopt reasonable and proper regulations to govern the procedures of the Commission, which shall be as simple and brief as reasonably possible;
(2) determine the nature and the form of an application for benefits or compensation;
(3) regulate and provide for the nature and form of notices and for the service of notices;
(4) regulate and provide for the nature and extent of evidence and proof and for the method of taking and providing evidence and proof to establish a right to compensation;
(5) regulate the method of conducting an investigation or physical examination; and
(6) set the time within which an adjudication or award shall be made.
(1) adopt reasonable and proper regulations to govern the procedures of the Commission, which shall be as simple and brief as reasonably possible;
(2) determine the nature and the form of an application for benefits or compensation;
(3) regulate and provide for the nature and form of notices and for the service of notices;
(4) regulate and provide for the nature and extent of evidence and proof and for the method of taking and providing evidence and proof to establish a right to compensation;
(5) regulate the method of conducting an investigation or physical examination; and
(6) set the time within which an adjudication or award shall be made.
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