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LAWS OF MARYLAND
Ch. 652
weeks,
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 101 — Workmen's Compensation
Section 36(4)(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 36(4) (a) of Article 101
Workmen's Compensation, of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and it
is hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:
Article 101 — Workmen's Compensation
36.
(4) (a) In all other cases of disability other
than those specifically enumerated disabilities set forth
in subsection (3) of this section, which disability is
partial in character, but permanent in quality, the
Commission shall determine the portion or percentage by
which the industrial use of the employee's body was
impaired as a result of the injury and in determining
such portion or percentage of impairment resulting in
industrial loss, the Commission shall take into
consideration, among other things, the nature of the
physical injury, the occupation, experience, training and
age of the injured employee at the time of injury, and
shall award compensation in such proportion as the
determined loss bears to [the sum of $17,500,] [[600]]
500 WEEKS, the said compensation to be paid weekly at the
rate of sixty—six and two—thirds per centum of the
average weekly wages, in no case to exceed thirty—three
and one—third per centum of the State average weekly wage
as determined by the Department of Employment Security.
The Department of Employment Security shall report the
average weekly wage of the State of Maryland as of July
1, to the Workmen's Compensation Commission no later than
December 15th of each year. In no case shall the
employee receive less than a minimum of fifty dollars per
week unless the employee's established weekly wages are
less than fifty dollars per week at the time of injury in
which event he shall receive compensation equal to his
weekly wages.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.
Approved May 17, 1976.
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