McElroy Truck Lines, Inc. v. Pohopek

The issue in this case is whether, pursuant to Maryland Code (1991, 1999 Repl.Vol.) § 9-203 of the Labor and Employment Article, Alfons James Pohopek, the respondent, a Maryland resident employed as a truck driver, by a trucking company based out of state, who was required to keep and maintain the company owned tractor-trailer truck in Maryland on weekends, but whose employment involved traveling, during the week, to various states along the eastern seaboard, including sometimes Maryland, for regular pickups and deliveries, is a “covered employee.” 1 Following a hearing, the Workers’…