By Michelle Tirado, Correspondent, and Sherri Okamoto, Legal ReporterA bill that would allow the Workers' Compensation Commission to award an injured worker payment for legal fees when a claim is reopened and new benefits are awarded is one of several measures working their way through the Maryland Legislature.House Delegate Ben Barnes, D-District 21 (Anne Arundel & Prince George's Counties), presented HB 616 to the committee on Feb. 22. A staffer for the committee said yesterday that the committee has not yet voted on the bill. HB 616 would amend the Labor and Employment Code to o...
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