Section 9-701 - Work-related accident leave authorized. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-701. Work-related accident leave authorized.
 

(a)  In general.- Each employee in the State Personnel Management System, except a temporary employee, is entitled to work-related accident leave with sick pay if: 

(1) the employee sustains a disabling personal injury that would be compensable under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act; and 

(2) a physician examines the employee and certifies that the employee is disabled because of the injury. 

(b)  Right to file Workers' Compensation claim.- The appointing authority of an employee entitled to work-related accident leave shall notify the employee of the employee's right to file a claim with the Workers' Compensation Commission. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 64A, § 37; 1993, ch. 10, § 2; 1995, ch. 540; 1996, ch. 347, § 1.]