Ch. 10

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Defined terms: "Classified service" § 1-101

"State Personnel Management System" § 1-101
"Unclassified service" § 1-101

7-602. WORK-RELATED ACCIDENT LEAVE AUTHORIZED.

EACH EMPLOYEE SUBJECT TO THIS SUBTITLE IS ENTITLED TO WORK-RELATED
ACCIDENT LEAVE WITH SICK PAY IF:

(1)      THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINS AN ACCIDENTAL PERSONAL INJURY IN
THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S JOB DUTIES;

(2)      THE INJURY WOULD BE COMPENSABLE UNDER THE MARYLAND
WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT; AND

(3)      A PHYSICIAN EXAMINES THE EMPLOYEE AND CERTIFIES THAT THE
EMPLOYEE IS DISABLED BECAUSE OF THE INJURY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 64A, § 37(g)(1).

In this section and throughout this subtitle, the phrase "work-related" is
added to references to "accident leave" for clarity.

7-603. PERIOD OF LEAVE.

AN EMPLOYEE MAY USE WORK-RELATED ACCIDENT LEAVE:                       

(1)      BEGINNING ON THE FIRST DAY OF DISABILITY; AND

(2)      CONTINUING UNTIL THE EARLIER OF:

(I)      THE DAY THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK,
AS CERTIFIED BY A PHYSICIAN; OR

(II)     1 YEAR FROM THE DAY OF DISABILITY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from the first sentence of former Art. 64A, § 37(g)(2).

In items (1) and (2)(ii) of this section, the reference to the date of "disability"
is substituted for the former reference to the date of "injury" because, under
§ 7-602 of this subtitle, work-related accident leave may only be used when
the employee is "disabled" by an accidental personal injury. This substitution
recognizes that, in some cases, a disability might not arise until some time
after the injury occurs - e.g., when the disability results from an injury-caused
infection.

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