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The Pinder Plotkin legal team helped me tremendously. After years of haggling with Workman’s comp they stepped in and got me the proper equipment that I needed to improve my life right away. They did an amazing job for me and I would recommend them to anyone who is dealing with a work comp injury. More
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I have worked with Pinder Plotkin on a car accident and they were nothing but professional. The whole team were very caring and kept me informed through the whole process. I could not think of a better firm to represent me.More
Received support from Day 1. No question went unanswered and they worked to make sure I was comfortable and understood everything. Very patient in ensuring my needs are met. I am grateful.More
I been a client since 2017 and I had a good experience with them as far as getting results and being treated like family, I had a major injury and the whole team was very supportive and stayed on top of my case, I was able to maintain my bills due to being out of work for a year and had a favorable outcome with my settlement which helped me start my business ventures, so thanks again to the team and if need be I’ll have them represent me in the future.More
Jason, Charlotte, and Tony were absolutely amazing! I was in a car accident 4 years ago, they made sure I was taken care of and even though we had a lot of set backs due to Covid, they never made me feel like my case (or me) were not important. Tony knew my medical history better than I did, Charlotte was always an absolute delight to talk to and was so kind, and Jason was just great! I'm really sad that I won't be talking to them anymore, they became like family! I know that is something a lot of people say, but it is 100% true with this team.More
The past 6 months have been some of the most difficult, stressful, and challenging months of my life since suffering my back injury. I was beginning to lose all hope until the Pinder Plotkin Legal Team turned it all around for me. While my case is ongoing, with potential obstacles ahead, I am finally optimistic. More
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Jason and Shanon helped me get workers’ compensation benefits. They sent me to the medical office and they took care of everything. They have also guided me on several occasions to avoid damaging my case. They have been very efficient and I have received a quick response to my calls. More
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Firefighters & EMTs get a presumption for heart, hypertension, lung disease, and certain cancers. Police officers get a heart disease and hypertension presumption, plus on-duty injury coverage. Correctional officers are covered for assault and cumulative injuries, with a presumption in some counties.
Under §9-503, deputy sheriffs in Montgomery, Anne Arundel, and Prince George's counties — three of the counties that meet at Laurel — get the same heart-disease and hypertension presumption. Paid police employed by a county, a municipality, the State, an airport authority, or the Maryland-National Capital Park Police are covered as well.
Report it in writing or verbally within ten days of the injury. If you develop an occupational disease, you must report it to your employer within one year of discovering the illness.
Get to a doctor as soon as you can and follow your healthcare provider's instructions. Tell them about your injury in detail so you get the proper treatment — and so the record ties your condition to the job.
Your healthcare provider will record your injury, but it helps to document it yourself too — how it happened, your symptoms, and the treatment you're getting.
Photograph the injury if it's visible. Photos can serve as evidence of the extent of your injuries even after they heal, and can help show the cause of the injury.
File your claim with the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission with the help of a workers' compensation attorney, who can handle the paperwork and legal steps needed within the filing deadline.
Heart, hypertension, lung disease, and certain cancers presumed job-related.
Heart disease and hypertension presumption, plus on-duty injuries.
Assault and cumulative injuries; presumption in some counties.
Deputy sheriffs in Montgomery, Anne Arundel, and Prince George's counties get the same heart-disease and hypertension presumption. Paid police employed by a county, municipality, the State, an airport authority, or the Maryland-National Capital Park Police are covered too.
Our workers' compensation attorney, Marc Hassan, and our team handle Maryland work-injury and presumption claims from the first report to the Commission hearing. We know how insurers try to rebut the §9-503 presumption — and how to push back.
Joshua Fannon is an attorney with the Pinder Plotkin Legal Team and a 25-year first responder — Battalion Chief with the Baltimore City Fire Department and elected President of IAFF Local 964. On public-safety claims he brings an insider's grasp of occupational injury and the presumption statutes.
We represent public safety employees across the City of Laurel and Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Howard, and Montgomery counties. The consultation is free.
Unlike a typical injury claim, Maryland workers' comp benefits are set by statute — not negotiated case-by-case with an insurance adjuster. You may be entitled to:
As with other workers' comp claims, you generally receive two-thirds of your average weekly wage as compensation while you're out of work.
Temporary total disability pays two-thirds of your average weekly wage while you’re unable to work, capped at the state average weekly wage (§ 9-621). Under the 14-day/3-day waiting rule (§ 9-620), if you’re out fewer than 14 days, the first 3 days aren’t paid unless your disability continues 14 days or more.
Maryland pays permanent-disability awards in tiers. For a smaller permanent partial disability (under 75 weeks), a civilian is paid at the Tier 1 rate — one-third of their average weekly wage. Under Md. Labor & Employment §9-628, a qualifying public-safety employee with the same award is paid at the Tier 2 rate — two-thirds of their average weekly wage. For the same injury, that is roughly double.
Your workers’ comp claim is against your employer’s insurer and doesn’t depend on fault — but it also doesn’t pay for pain and suffering. If someone other than your employer helped cause your injury, you may also have a separate third-party claim that can recover more. We look at both so you don’t leave money on the table.
Maryland workers’ comp generally covers employees, not true independent contractors. But workers are often misclassified — if your employer controlled how and when you did your work, you may be covered even if you were labeled a contractor. It’s worth letting us take a look before you assume you have no claim.
Whatever your role, if you were hurt on the job near Laurel, Maryland's workers' compensation system is built to get you medical care and wage-replacement benefits. Some public-safety roles carry additional statutory protections — see our pages for firefighters & EMTs, police officers, correctional officers, and public safety employees below.
Workplace injuries are more common than most people realize, and Maryland’s no-fault system gives injured workers real protections — including some added protections for public-safety roles.
Many public safety roles qualify for an occupational-disease presumption under Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 9-503 — but the list of covered roles under § 9-503 is not identical to the broader 'public safety employee' definition in § 9-628, so it's worth confirming yours.
Workers' compensation is insurance employers carry to cover injuries an employee suffers on the job. Under Maryland law, an injured worker is paid for medical expenses and lost wages related to the injury, and because it is a no-fault system you generally do not have to prove your employer did anything wrong.
Not every workplace incident qualifies. In Maryland, your injury is covered only if it arises out of and occurs in the course of your employment, meaning it happened while you were doing your job and resulted from the conditions of that work.
Report the injury to your employer, in writing or verbally, within ten days of getting hurt (occupational illnesses have their own timeline), get medical treatment, and speak with a workers' comp lawyer before dealing with the insurer.
Start by reporting the work-related injury or illness to your supervisor or employer right away. From there you file a claim with the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission, and a lawyer can make sure it is done correctly and on time.
A denial means the insurer does not think your injury is compensable, but you can challenge it. An experienced Laurel workers' comp lawyer can request a hearing before the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission and fight for your benefits.
You have the right to an attorney, and Pinder Plotkin works on a contingency basis, so you do not pay attorney fees up front while dealing with medical bills and lost wages, and our fee comes only after you win.
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We handle workers' compensation cases throughout the Laurel area and the surrounding counties.
Jason Plotkin does not just take Laurel cases — he shows up in the community. He serves as a Director of the Laurel Board of Trade, hosts Around Town on Laurel TV, and has moderated the Laurel Candidates Forum for the past two election cycles. When you work with our firm, you are working with people who know this city — its roads, its courts, and its neighbors.
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