§ 9-682. Partly dependent individuals; partly self-supporting spouse
West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and EmploymentEffective: October 1, 2011
Effective: October 1, 2011
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 9-682
§ 9-682. Partly dependent individuals; partly self-supporting spouse
(a) This section applies only 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) The employer or its insurer shall pay a death benefit in accordance with this section if:
(c)(1) The maximum weekly death benefit payable under this section shall equal two-thirds of the average weekly wage of the deceased covered employee, but may not exceed two-thirds of the State average weekly wage.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the employer or its insurer shall pay the weekly death benefit:
(e)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, if a surviving spouse who is partly dependent remarries and does not have dependent children at the time of the remarriage, the employer or its insurer shall make payments to the surviving spouse for 2 years after the date of the remarriage.
(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the employer or its insurer shall continue to make payments to, or for the benefit of, a surviving child until the child reaches 18 years of age.
Credits
Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1998, c. 690, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 2002, c. 550, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2003, c. 319, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2009, c. 616, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 617, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2011, c. 435, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 436, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
Formerly Art. 101, § 36.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 9-682, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 9-682
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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