Category: Workers’ Compensation

A contractor previously cited for workplace safety violations in Maryland and surrounding areas is fighting federal fines and citations it received after an employee died as a result of a work accident. The problem again brings to light the fact that many contractors don’t adhere to the same safety standards as regular employers. On Aug. 8, […]

A Maryland special appeals court denied workers’ compensation medical benefits to a hotel employee shot by the friend of a co-worker. Although the shooting resulted from an argument the claimant had at work, the court ruled that the injuries were disconnected from the workplace. The worker, who was employed as a houseman at a hotel, […]

Many workers who are hurt on the job or the families of employees who are injured or killed in a workplace accident may qualify for workers’ compensation following a work accident. This spring, an industrial accident claimed the life of a 25-year-old worker at a plant in Halfway, Maryland. The out-of-state man was a contract employee […]