{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-704","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9–704","heading":"","body":"(a) This section does not apply to a compensable hernia.\n(b) If a covered employee is injured or dies due to an accidental personal injury, oral or written notice shall be given to the employer:\n(1) for injury, within 10 days after the accidental personal injury; or\n(2) for death, within 30 days after the death.\n(c) If the notice given under subsection (b) of this section is in writing, the notice shall:\n(1) state the name and address of the covered employee;\n(2) state, in plain language, the time, place, nature, and cause of the accidental personal injury; and\n(3) be signed:\n(i) for injury, by the covered employee or by an individual on behalf of the covered employee; or\n(ii) for death, by at least 1 dependent of the covered employee or by an individual on behalf of the dependents of the covered employee.\n(d) Unless excused by the Commission under § 9-706 of this subtitle, failure to give notice bars a claim under this title.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=9-704","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"d3301e3eb832b5f2716a3b8573c15591a8ce772c335bb16564b65412a7377755","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-703","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}