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On March 9, 2023, the Workers’ Compensation Commission
adopted amendments to Regulation .02,
the repeal of existing Regulation .03, and new
Regulation .03 under COMAR 14.09.04 Legal
Representation and Fees. This action, which was proposed
for adoption in 50:1 Md. R. 30—32 (January 13, 2023),
has been adopted and is effective April 3, 2023. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the
Open Meetings Act, the Commission hereby gives notice that the
Commissioners will hold the Commission meeting scheduled for March 23,
2023 in the 7th floor Executive Conference Room at 10 E. Baltimore
Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, starting at 9:30 am. If you would like to
attend this meeting, please send an email to Openmeeting@wcc.state.md.us no
later than 2:00 pm on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, to allow time for the
Commission to plan for social distancing for attendees and to provide
notice of your planned attendance to the building security. |
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We welcome our new
Commissioner: Commissioner Asha Joseph Jefferson.
The Commission is pleased to announce that Governor
Wes Moore has appointed Asha Joseph Jefferson to the
Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission. She was
confirmed unanimously by the State Senate on March
17, 2023.
Asha Joseph Jefferson was appointed
a member of the Maryland Workers’ Compensation
Commission in February 2023. She was born in Oxford,
Mississippi. As a toddler, she moved with her
parents to Boston, Massachusetts and eventually
settled in Teaneck, New Jersey. She is a graduate of
Rutgers University (B.A. in Political Science and
History) and earned her Juris Doctor from the George
Washington University Law School. Immediately after
law school she served initially as a judicial clerk
to The Honorable Toni E. Clarke and subsequently The
Honorable Cathy H. Serrette both of the Circuit
Court for Prince George’s County. Commissioner
Jefferson began her legal career as an advocate for
clients of low and moderate income with civil legal
issues involving predatory lending practices,
Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure Act (PHIFA)
violations, and other consumer protection issues.
She continued as a public servant practicing as an
Assistant State’s Attorney with the Office of the
State’s Attorney for Baltimore City in various
capacities until she was hired as a trial attorney
with Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance (formerly the
Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund). She has spent her
career litigating a broad range of complex cases in
both civil and criminal matters. Her commitment to
justice began as a small child in Mississippi, where
in the company of her parents, she got firsthand
involvement in civil rights demonstrations, marches
and related activities. She continues to be
committed to public service.
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Welcome our new Chairwoman, Maureen Quinn
The
Commission is pleased to announce that on March 14,
2023, Governor Wes Moore appointed Maureen Quinn as
Chairwoman of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Open Meetings Act,
the Commission hereby gives notice that the
Commissioners will hold the Commission meeting
scheduled for March 9, 2023 in the 7th floor Executive
Conference Room at 10 E. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD
21202, starting at 9:30 am. If you would like to attend
this meeting, please send an email to
Openmeeting@wcc.state.md.us no later than 2:00 pm on
Wednesday, March 8, 2023, to allow time for the
Commission to plan for social distancing for attendees
and to provide notice of your planned attendance to the
building security. |
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UPDATE - Attention Practitioners:
Fairfield Inn - Cumberland: Due to renovations at the Comfort Inn and Suites in LaVale,
beginning January 9-10, 2023
through and including
APRIL 2023 we have moved our
hearing location to Fairfield Inn & Suites, Concord
Meeting Room, 21 N. Wineow Street, Cumberland, MD 21052. |
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