Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-5A-09
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-5A-09
in effect(a) The Secretary shall refer a claim for benefits to the Board of Appeals if the determination of the claim involves:
(1) a disqualification that is based on a stoppage of work because of a labor dispute;
(2) multiple claims; or
(3) a difficult issue of fact or law.
(b) The Board of Appeals:
(1) promptly shall hear and decide a claim that the Secretary refers under this section; and
(2) may designate a special examiner to hear and decide the claim.
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