Workers' Compensation - Modification of Award - Extension
Sponsor: Senator KlausmeierCommittee: FinanceSubject: Workers' CompensationStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Extending, for 60 days, the period of time during which the Workers' Compensation Commission may modify an award related to a workers' compensation claim if an appeal is filed during the original 5-year period during which the Commission maintains authority to modify an appeal.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Figueras, Chris | Maryland Association for Justice | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MacAlister, James | Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ) | Oral |
| FAV | PAAVOLA, MATT | Maryland Association of Justice | Oral |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | D'Alessandro, Carmine | Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company | Oral |
| UNF | Meninger, Lyndsey | Injured Workers' Insurance Fund and Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Courson, Nancy | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Oral |
| UNF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Murray, Julie | Maryland Defense Counsel | Oral |
| UNF | Smith, Ashlee | Maryland Defense Counsel | Oral |
| UNF | Dailey, Michael | Schmidt, Dailey & O'Neill, LLC | Oral |
| UNF | Egan, Nancylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lanier, James | Maryland Association for Justice | Oral |
| FWA | Klausmeier, Katherine | Senator Katherine Klausmeier | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Maryland Association for JusticeFAV 1FWA 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…