Maryland Labor and Employment Section 9-704

      (a)      This section does not apply to a compensable hernia.

      (b)      If a covered employee is injured or dies due to an accidental personal injury, oral or written notice shall be given to the employer:

            (1)      for injury, within 10 days after the accidental personal injury; or

            (2)      for death, within 30 days after the death.

      (c)      If the notice given under subsection (b) of this section is in writing, the notice shall:

            (1)      state the name and address of the covered employee;

            (2)      state, in plain language, the time, place, nature, and cause of the accidental personal injury; and

            (3)      be signed:

                  (i)      for injury, by the covered employee or by an individual on behalf of the covered employee; or

                  (ii)      for death, by at least 1 dependent of the covered employee or by an individual on behalf of the dependents of the covered employee.

      (d)      Unless excused by the Commission under § 9-706 of this subtitle, failure to give notice bars a claim under this title.