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2017 Maryland Code
Labor and Employment
Title 9 - Workers' Compensation
Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals
§ 9-706. Failure to notify employer -- Excuse and waiver
Universal Citation: MD Lab & Emp Code § 9-706 (2017)
- (a) Excused by Commission. -- The Commission shall excuse a failure to comply with the notice requirement of § 9-704 or § 9-705 of this subtitle if the Commission finds that:
- (1) there was a sufficient reason for the failure to comply; or
- (2) the employer or its insurer has not been prejudiced by the failure to comply.
- (b) Burden of proof. -- The employer or its insurer has the burden of proving that it has been prejudiced by the failure to comply with the notice requirement.
- (c) Occupational disease -- Waiver of defense. -- In the case of an occupational disease, the defense of failure to comply with the notice requirement is waived unless raised at a hearing on the claim before any award or decision is made.
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