{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-8-216","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8–216","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, employment is not covered employment if performed:\n(1) in a facility that:\n(i) carries out a program of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental disability, or injury; or\n(ii) provides compensated work for individuals who, because of their physical or mental disability, cannot be employed readily in the competitive labor market; and\n(2) by an individual who receives that rehabilitation or compensated work.\n(b) Employment is covered employment if performed by a blind or other severely handicapped employee of Blind Industries and Services of Maryland.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=8-216","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"d97f24e4c8afc0bcda6bbb312291368a57825abd047960e50151038fca3c0052","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-8-215","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-8-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}