Maryland Labor and Employment Section 8-508

      (a)      The Secretary shall refer a claim for benefits to the Board of Appeals if the determination of the claim involves:

            (1)      a disqualification that is based on a stoppage of work because of a labor dispute;

            (2)      multiple claims; or

            (3)      a difficult issue of fact or law.

      (b)      The Board of Appeals:

            (1)      promptly shall hear and decide a claim that the Secretary refers under this section; and

            (2)      may designate a special examiner to hear and decide the claim.