Ch. 350 1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Labor and Employment

9-602.

(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the average weekly wage of
a covered employee shall be computed by determining the average of the weekly wages of
the covered employee:

(i) when the covered employee is working on full time; and

(ii) at the time of:

1. the accidental personal injury; or

2. the last injurious exposure of the covered employee to the
hazards of an occupational disease.

(2) For purposes of a computation under paragraph (1) of this subsection,
wages shall include:

(i) tips; and

(ii) the reasonable value of housing, lodging, meals, rent, and other
similar advantages that the covered employee received from the employer.

(3) If a covered employee establishes that, because of the age and
experience of the covered employee at the time of the accidental personal injury or last
injurious exposure to the hazards of the occupational disease, the wages of the covered
employee could be expected to increase under normal circumstances, the expected
increase may be taken into account when computing the average weekly wage of the
covered employee under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(L) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A COVERED EMPLOYEE WHO:

(I) HAS SUFFERED:

(I) 1. A SERIOUS PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY UNDER §
9-630 OF THIS TITLE; OR

(II) 2. A PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY UNDER § 9-637 OF THIS

TITLE;

(II) WAS CONCURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY MORE THAN ONE
EMPLOYER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENTAL PERSONAL INJURY:

(III) WORKED. ON AVERAGE 20 HOURS PER WEEK OR LESS IN THE
EMPLOYMENT IN WHICH THE ACCIDENTAL PERSONAL INJURY OCCURRED; AND

(IV) AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENTAL PERSONAL INJURY. IS
UNABLE TO WORK AT ANY EMPLOYMENT THE COVERED EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED
IN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENTAL PERSONAL INJURY OR ANY SIMILAR TYPE OF
EMPLOYMENT.

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