Maryland Department of the Environment v. Ives

DAVIS, Judge.

This appeal by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) is from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. In adjudicating a grievance filed by appellee Antoinette Ives, an administrative law judge (ALJ) of the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) had ruled that appel lee, who suffered a disabling occupational disease, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, while employed at the MDE, was not entitled to convert “sick/annual leave and compensatory time” to accident leave. On appeal, the circuit court reversed the ALJ’s ruling and remanded the case for further…