Legal Opinion
Gross v. Sessinghause & Ostergaard, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 16, 1993No. 29PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The issue in this case involves the time period which the Workers’ Compensation Commission may use in determining the “average weekly wage” of an injured worker.
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The Workers’ Compensation Act, Maryland Code (1991), §§ 9-101 et seq. of the Labor and Employment Article, “is designed to protect workers and their families from hardships inflicted by work-related injuries.” Queen v. Agger, 287 Md. 342, 343, 412 A.2d 733, 733-734 (1980). This protection includes, inter alia, compensation for lost earning capacity, paid as a percentage of a worker’s pre-injury “average weekly wage.”…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United Steelworkers of America AFL-CIO, Local 2610 v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
- Moore v. ClarkeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1936
- Harford County v. Earl E. Preston, Jr., Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1991
- Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Co. v. GoslinCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
- Queen v. AggerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- B. Frank Joy Co. v. IsaacCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Long v. Injured Workers' Insurance FundCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2015
- Richard Beavers Constr., Inc. v. WagstaffCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2018
- Zakwieia v. Baltimore County, Board of EducationCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2017
- Long v. Injured Workers' Insurance FundCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2016
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