# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 9. Workers' Compensation

### Subtitle 2. Covered Employees and Employers

#### Section 9-215

(a) In this section, "organized militia" includes members of the Maryland Defense Force described under Sec. 13-203 of the Public Safety Article.

(b) Each officer or enlisted member of the organized militia of the State is a covered employee in peace time, while the member is:

  (1) training as part of the Maryland State Guard; or

  (2) on active military duty in the organized militia under order of the Governor in time of:

    (i) civil disorder;

    (ii) labor disorder;

    (iii) natural disaster; or

    (iv) other events that require the support of the State Militia.

(c) For the purposes of this title, the State is the employer of an individual who is a covered employee under this section.

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