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July 2020 Notices     Go back to Notices
We are closed Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day.
20 Pursuant to Open Meeting requirements, we announce that the Commissioners will telephonically hold the Commission meeting scheduled for 7/23/20 starting at 9:30 am. If you would like to observe the meeting, please dial 978-990-5027 and at the prompt, enter 6843748 plus the pound sign. If you plan to attend this meeting, please send an email to Openmeeting@wcc.state.md.us. If you are a guest on the call, please do not announce yourself; ESPECIALLY if you enter after 9:30 am. For information to improve sound quality, please read the tips on the following link: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/press-center/managing-sound-quality
13 Notice of Rules Change: By Order of the Court of Appeals effective August 1, 2020 (203rd Rules Order, dated June 29, 2020), Maryland Rule 7-206.1 is AMENDED by adding to subsection (c)(2) a requirement that the moving party show good cause for the court, on de novo review of a Worker’s Compensation Commission decision, to order that all or part of the Commission record be prepared and filed (see https://www.courts.state.md.us/sites/default/files/rules/order/ro203.pdf). The Court also updated an MDEC reference in subsection (d).
9 Practitioners: If you have a case that is set for hearing that will take a protracted amount of time and the scheduled time will cause a significant problem, please contact the Commissioner’s office to alert him or her.   
6 Attention Practitioners: CompHub User Set-Up Underway

As we prepare to roll out CompHub to production use, we want to make sure all current WFMS Online Services users have user accounts for the new system. Therefore, starting 8 July 2020, we will be creating the CompHub user accounts for the current users. Approximately 200 users will be created each workday, and users will receive an email with detailed instructions on accessing the CompHub system the first time and how to create a new password. Some key points to know include:
1. Your CompHub account is separate from your current WFMS Online Services account.
2. You will only be able to change your CompHub password at this time. No other functions will be available.
3. Once we have all users created in CompHub, we will be announcing online training webinars to introduce the new system and provide access to the Test and Training Environment.
4. Continue to use WFMS Online Services for all submissions to the Commission until notified otherwise.
If you have any questions or problems, please email CompHub@wcc.state.md.us.
  Pursuant to Open Meeting requirements, we announce that the Commissioners will telephonically hold the Commission meeting scheduled for 7/9/20 starting at 9:30 am. If you would like to observe the meeting, please dial 978-990-5027 and at the prompt, enter 6843748 plus the pound sign. If you plan to attend this meeting, please send an email to Openmeeting@wcc.state.md.us. If you are a guest on the call, please do not announce yourself; ESPECIALLY if you enter after 9:30 am. For information to improve sound quality, please read the tips on the following link: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/press-center/managing-sound-quality
2 Pursuant to L&E 9-638, the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) effective January 1, 2021 is 1.3%.  The updated MDWCC COLA document can be accessed from our Compensation Rates page.