§ 9-683.5. Payment of death benefits to multiple dependents
West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and EmploymentEffective: October 1, 2011
Effective: October 1, 2011
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 9-683.5
§ 9-683.5. Payment of death benefits to multiple dependents
(a) This section does not apply to a covered employee of a municipal corporation or a county who is subject to § 9-503 of this title and the dependents of those covered employees, unless the municipal corporation or county has made an election under § 9-683.6 of this subtitle.
(b) If there are multiple dependents entitled to death benefits, the Commission may apportion an award of death benefits among the dependents in the manner that the Commission considers just and equitable.
(c)(1) Death benefits shall be paid to 1 or more of the dependents of a covered employee who are entitled to death benefits, as determined by the Commission, for the benefit of all of the dependents who are entitled to death benefits.
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Added by Acts 2011, c. 435, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 436, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 9-683.5, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 9-683.5
Current through legislation effective through June 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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