Workers’ Compensation

A Maryland employee who sustains a work-related injury or develops an occupational disease is entitled to Workers’ Compensation. Most people think of Workers’ Compensation as consisting of payments that are a percent of the person’s average wages, as well as medical...

Today we continue our discussion of Workers' Compensation benefits available to surviving dependents of Maryland workers who suffered work-related deaths. In Part 1, we discussed dependency. Death benefits are available to surviving dependents -- family or nonfamily...

It is tough under any circumstances when a family member or loved one dies accidently in the course of working or from an occupational disease. When the deceased provided financial support from his or her wages for other individuals, the sudden loss of that income can...

Broadly, an injured or sick worker is eligible for Maryland workers’ compensation benefits if the injury or disease is work related. The legal and factual question is whether an injury or illness arose out of and in the scope of employment. When a claim is denied,...

Here at Cohen, Snyder & Eisenberg, P.A., we fight for the workers’ compensation rights of injured workers. As we say on our website, while you do not need to hire a lawyer to pursue your workers’ compensation claim, it can be of great benefit. Maryland workers’...

At Cohen, Snyder & Eisenberg, P.A., we represent employees in Workers' Compensation claims when they are injured or become ill in the course of employment. We advocate for both private employees and public employees, like those who work in law enforcement, for...

Working in a profession where toxic exposure is a possibility means that you must take extra precaution to protect yourself at all times. You don't want to suffer toxic exposure when on the job, but sometimes even the most careful employees suffer such an injury. When...

Have you ever wondered about the compensation professional athletes like baseball players get when they suffer career-limiting injuries? Many will be surprised to learn that pro sports teams must provide workers' compensation coverage to their players just like other...

When an employee is killed on the job, it is very tragic. It affects not only the family of the deceased worker, but his or her coworkers, friends and community. Workers' compensation death benefits are in place to help the family financially during this difficult...

Workers' compensation systems operate at the state level. A partial federal government shutdown certainly provides a suitable occasion for a reminder of this.A state-based system means that Maryland has its own system for distributing compensation to workers injured...