{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-657","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9–657","heading":"","body":"(a) When entering into a contract of employment, an individual who has suffered the loss or loss of use of a hand, arm, foot, leg, or eye may waive any right to compensation to which the covered employee would be entitled because of the existing permanent partial disability in the event of a subsequent accidental personal injury or occupational disease.\n(b) For a waiver under subsection (a) of this section to be effective, the waiver shall:\n(1) be made in writing, as part of the contract of employment or as a separate instrument;\n(2) plainly describe the existing permanent partial disability; and\n(3) be executed by the employee:\n(i) with knowledge of its contents; and\n(ii) before the occurrence of an accidental personal injury or occupational disease on which a claim is based.\n(c) If a covered employee who has executed a waiver in accordance with this section suffers an additional accidental personal injury or occupational disease, the covered employee is entitled to compensation for a disability resulting solely from the additional injury or occupational disease.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=9-657","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"6f54c535904e003668b4c5bb0135e7380b886195342a88fb6a4da55dac517163","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-656","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}