Legal Question in Workers Comp in Maryland

Re: termination on WC

It is legal for the employer to terminate you unless you can prove that it did so in retaliation for you filing a comp claim. It can do so based on the need to fill your position for business purposes. However, your comp claim survives the termination, so if you are still receiving benefits, and remain unable to work, they must continue. If you become able to work, you are entitled to vocational rehabilitation (retraining, job placement) at the expense of the comp carrier. Also, at some point your doctor should rate you for permanent disability, which would entitle you to seek a permanent disability award from the comp carrier.