§ 8-216

Maryland § 8-216

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article gle: Labor and Employment
• Title: 8

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, employment is not covered employment if performed:

(1) in a facility that:

(i) carries out a program of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental disability, or injury; or

(ii) provides compensated work for individuals who, because of their physical or mental disability, cannot be employed readily in the competitive labor market; and

(2) by an individual who receives that rehabilitation or compensated work.

(b) Employment is covered employment if performed by a blind or other severely handicapped employee of Blind Industries and Services of Maryland.