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SB 433

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Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation Claims - Fees for Legal Services

Sponsor: Senator KlausmeierCommittee: FinanceSubject: Workers' CompensationStatus: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Workers' Compensation Commission, if there is no compensation other than a medical benefit payable to a covered employee, to order that a fee of not more than $2,000 for legal services rendered on behalf of the covered employee be payable by the covered employee, an employer or its insurer, a self-insured employer, or the Uninsured Employers' Fund; and exempting the ordered fee from the requirement that a fee approved by the Commission be a lien on compensation awarded.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableUNF 7Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBennett, TylerlobbyistCompass GR on behalf of MAJWritten (PDF)
FAVLanier, JamesMaryland Association for JusticeOral
FAVPaavola, MattMaryland Association of JusticeOral
FAVSenator Klausmeier, Senator KlausmeierlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFD'Alessandro, CarmineChesapeake Employers' Insurance CompanyOral + Written (PDF)
UNFVoytek, MaddyMD Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
UNFMurray, JulieMaryland Defense CounselOral
UNFSmith, AshleeMaryland Defense CounselOral
UNFBailey, AngelicaMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
UNFDailey, MichaelSchmidt, Dailey & O'Neill, LLCOral
UNFEgan, NancylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBennett, TylerCompass GR on behalf of MAJRegistered for: AGC; American Fidelity; Bamboo Health; Brigit, Inc; CFG Health Network; Circular Action Alliance
UNFEgan, NancyRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association