Legal Opinion
Waskiewicz v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 29, 1996No. 105, Sept. Term, 1995PublishedCited by 13 opinions
SEPT. TERM, 1995.
1Opinion of the Court
KARWACKI, Judge.
The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act, Maryland Code (1991 Repl.Vol.), § 9-101 et seq. of the Labor & Employment Article (hereinafter “the Act”)1, provides in § 9-502 for compensation for workers who are disabled as a result of an occupational disease. Such diseases are by nature insidious and gradual, worsening over time as an employee is continually exposed to the hazards of the disease. We are asked today to determine whether such continued exposure to hazardous workplace duties constitutes the basis for a new claim for benefits within the meaning of § 9-502, when the…
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- Montgomery County v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
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