Workers Compensation
What is Workers' Compensation?
SMCPS provides workers' compensation
benefits in accordance with Maryland State Law. If you are injured
while in the course and scope of your employment, you are entitled to
collect workers' compensation benefits. Reporting injuries is the
responsibility of the employee. Please complete a Notification of
Injury Form as soon as possible and no later than within 48 hours.
Workers' compensation laws provide
money and medical benefits to an employee who as an injury as a result of an
accident, injury or occupational disease on-the-job. Workers'
compensation is designed to protect workers and their dependents against the
hardships from injury or death arising out of the work environment. It
is intended to benefit the employee and employer alike. The employee
receives money (usually on a weekly or biweekly basis) and medical benefits
in exchange for forfeiting the common law right to sue the employer.
The employer benefits by receiving immunity from court actions against them
by the employee in exchange for accepting liability that is limited and
determined. The question of negligence or fault is usually not at
issue.
Other Benefits:
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