Appellant, Paul Del Marr, appeals from a decision by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County granting appellee's, Montgomery County's ("County"), motion for summary judgment. On January 9, 2001, appellant, a master electrician for the Montgomery County Board of Education, suffered a compensable injury to his lower back while lifting a heavy transformer. Appellant filed a claim for benefits with the Commission on January 31, 2001, under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act ("Act"). The third tier, § 9-630, covers serious disabilities and provides, in pertinent part: Serious disability - Compensation for 250 weeks or more. at 212, the Court of Appeals was called upon to determine whether, after an award [pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act, Maryland Code (Repl.

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