# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 9. Workers' Compensation

### Subtitle 7. Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals

#### Section 9-708

(a) This section does not apply to:

  (1) a partner whom a partnership elects to be a covered employee under Sec. 9-219 of this title;

  (2) a sole proprietor who elects to be a covered employee under Sec. 9-227 of this title; or

  (3) an officer of a corporation who:

    (i) is a covered employee under Sec. 9-206(a) of this title; and

    (ii) is eligible but does not elect to be exempt from coverage under Sec. 9-206(b) of this title.

(b) In the case of an accidental personal injury, the claim limitation period in Sec. 9-709(b)(3) of this subtitle does not begin to run until the employer files a report with the Commission in accordance with Sec. 9-707 of this subtitle if:

  (1) the employer has been notified in accordance with Sec. 9-704 of this subtitle; or

  (2) the employer or a designated representative of the employer at the place where the accidental personal injury occurred knows about the disability or death of the covered employee.

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