Normally, Workers’ Compensation is not available in Maryland when an employee is injured during his or her regular commute to work. This concept is called the going-and-coming rule, based on the idea that a commute is not an action in the course of employment. Rather, a commute is considered a common, ordinary risk all workers who commute take. However, there are exceptions.
Maryland case on exceptions to the going-and-coming rule
What is the most dangerous intersection in Maryland?
Based on a federal study, Time magazine says it is where Gwynns Falls Parkway and Reisterstown Road cross in Baltimore, according to Baltimore Patch. The second-most dangerous is in close proximity too, just outside of Philadelphia.
Possible suicide of Baltimore police could prevent death benefits
Last month, a veteran 43-year-old Baltimore police detective died after having been shot with his own official police weapon while investigating a triple homicide in the Harlem Park neighborhood. With 18 years of service behind him, the officer is survived by his wife and five children, according to The Baltimore Sun.
Maryland wrongful death suits in fatal accident cases
Despite public campaigns promoting safer driving, terrible accidents happen far too often in Maryland, taking lives and leaving behind devastated loved ones. A quick look at recent Maryland media reveals:
Beware of drunk or drugged drivers in Maryland over the holidays
The attorneys at all six of our Maryland offices fight for justice and compensation for our clients across the state who were injured in motor vehicle accidents caused by drivers who were under the influence of alcohol as well as of drugs, both illegal and legal. When someone is harmed because of the reckless and unlawful conduct of a driver who got behind the wheel impaired by a substance, the victim may sue the responsible party in a personal injury lawsuit.
Maryland Workers’ Compensation and holiday parties away from work
We are entering the season of work-sponsored holiday parties. When an employer-sponsored party is held off of work premises such as at a hotel, casino or restaurant and an employee is injured at the party or during the trip to or from the event, whether the injury is covered under Maryland Workers’ Compensation law can be a complicated question.
