Maryland Labor and Employment Section 8-216

      (a)      Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, employment is not covered employment if performed:

            (1)      in a facility that:

                  (i)      carries out a program of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental disability, or injury; or

                  (ii)      provides compensated work for individuals who, because of their physical or mental disability, cannot be employed readily in the competitive labor market; and

            (2)      by an individual who receives that rehabilitation or compensated work.

      (b)      Employment is covered employment if performed by a blind or other severely handicapped employee of Blind Industries and Services of Maryland.