# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 9. Workers' Compensation

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

#### Section 9-714

(a) When the Commission receives a claim, the Commission:

  (1) may investigate the claim; and

  (2) on application of any party to the claim, shall order a hearing.

(b)

  (1) The Commission shall make or deny an award within 30 days:

    (i) after the mailing of the notice of the filing of a claim; or

    (ii) if a hearing is held, after the hearing is concluded.

  (2) The decision shall be recorded in the principal office of the Commission, and a copy of the decision shall be sent to each party's attorney of record or, if the party is unrepresented, to the party:

    (i) by first-class mail; or

    (ii) by electronic means, if the party's attorney of record consents or, if the party is unrepresented, the party consents.

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