{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-8-5a-09","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8–5A–09","heading":"","body":"(a) The Secretary shall refer a claim for benefits to the Board of Appeals if the determination of the claim involves:\n(1) a disqualification that is based on a stoppage of work because of a labor dispute;\n(2) multiple claims; or\n(3) a difficult issue of fact or law.\n(b) The Board of Appeals:\n(1) promptly shall hear and decide a claim that the Secretary refers under this section; and\n(2) may designate a special examiner to hear and decide the claim.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=8-5A-09","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"ca47ec112ce5bda9f09d8413fc5701822454bcc7b455523775ec24375d2b2b5d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-8-5a-08","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-8-5a-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}