# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 9. Workers' Compensation

### Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions

#### Section 9-102

(a) This title shall be construed to carry out its general purpose.

(b) The rule that a statute in derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed does not apply to this title.

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Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)