Hernias do not meet occupational disease definition in Maryland workers compensation
Hernia work injuries must occur form an accidental injury to be compensable in Maryland workers compensation. Recently, the Maryland Court of Appeals decided a case on hernias and occupational disease. Let’s start there. Under the Maryland Workers Compensation Act, an injured worker can claim an accidental injury or an occupational disease. The definition of these distinct injures are: An accidental injury is one that happens ‘by chance or without design, taking place unexpectedly or unintentionally.” […]