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★ Maryland · workplace

Workplace settlements
in Maryland.

By Reviewed by Abd Shanti, Founder9 min read

Maryland pays two thirds of the average weekly wage for total disability, up to $1,537 a week in 2026, which equals the state average weekly wage. Coverage reaches professional athletes, as a Washington punter hurt in pregame warmups found, while maritime workers fall under federal law.

Facts that decide a workplace claim in Maryland

Maximum weekly benefitTemporary and permanent total disability pay two thirds of the average weekly wage, up to $1,537 a week for 2026, which is 100 percent of the state average weekly wage.Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, maximum rate of benefits for 2026
Maritime workersUnder the federal Longshore Act, a company that is both employer and vessel owner can be sued only for negligence in its role as vessel owner.Corman Marine Construction v. McGeady (Md. App. 2024)
Deadline to sue“A civil action at law shall be filed within three years from the date it accrues” unless another statute sets a different period.Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101
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★ MD · reported workplace outcomes

What Maryland courts have awarded.

Real Maryland decisions and verdicts, each linked to the court record or official report.

  • Pro-Football, Inc. v. Tupa
    Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2012
    Award for punter affirmed

    In August 2005 at FedEx Field, punter Tom Tupa landed awkwardly after a punt in pregame warmups and felt sharp low back pain; an MRI showed much worse disc degeneration than a year earlier, and he could not continue playing. The team challenged the claim, pointing in part to a forum clause in his contract. The court affirmed the award, holding his warmup injury was a compensable accidental injury in the course of employment.

  • Corman Marine Construction v. McGeady
    Appellate Court of Maryland · 2024
    $8,687,233.19 verdict reversed

    Matthew McGeady was injured working aboard the Xavier, a floating crane barge owned by his employer and related companies. A jury found the negligence was attributable to the vessel and awarded $8,687,233.19. The appellate court reversed, holding a company that is both employer and vessel owner is liable only for negligence in its vessel role, which the evidence did not establish.

★ MD · workplace · in practice

What changes the number here.

What actually moves a workplace settlement in Maryland.

  1. 1

    Injuries during warmups count as work injuries for athletes, as Tupa’s award shows.

  2. 2

    Maritime injuries follow federal rules. McGeady’s large verdict fell because the negligence was the employer’s, not the vessel’s.

  3. 3

    Earnings above the state average weekly wage do not raise the 2026 maximum above $1,537.

★ MD · statute of limitations
3 years from date of injury

Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101

★ MD · fault rule
Pure contributory negligence

Pure contributory negligence, 1% claimant fault bars all recovery. Maryland is one of only five US jurisdictions retaining this rule and confirmed it most recently in Coleman v. Soccer Association of Columbia (2013).

★ MD · caps

What caps recovery.

Statutory caps that may bear on a workplace settlement in Maryland.

★ workplace · same region & fault regime

Compare to like jurisdictions.

How Maryland's fault rule and limitation period compare to jurisdictions in the same US region and to those running the same fault rule for workplace claims.

JurisdictionFault ruleLimitationWorkplace page
Maryland · you are herePure contributory negligence3 years from date of injury—
MassachusettsModified comparative, 51% bar3 years from date of injuryMA · workplace →
New HampshireModified comparative, 51% bar3 years from date of injuryNH · workplace →
New JerseyModified comparative, 51% bar2 years from date of injuryNJ · workplace →
New YorkPure comparative negligence3 years for personal injury; 2 years 6 months for medical malpracticeNY · workplace →
PennsylvaniaModified comparative, 51% bar2 years from date of injuryPA · workplace →
Rhode IslandPure comparative negligence3 years from date of injuryRI · workplace →
North CarolinaPure contributory negligence3 years from date of injuryNC · workplace →
VirginiaPure contributory negligence2 years from date of injuryVA · workplace →
AlabamaPure contributory negligence2 years from date of injuryAL · workplace →
District of ColumbiaPure contributory negligence3 years from date of injuryDC · workplace →
MichiganModified comparative, 51% bar3 years from date of injuryMI · workplace →
MinnesotaModified comparative, 51% bar6 years for personal injury (uncommonly long); 4 years for medical malpracticeMN · workplace →
★ MD · workplace · frequently asked

Common questions.

Each answer is independently coherent and references the relevant statute or authority document.

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Sources

Checked 2026-09-29.

★ all of MD
Maryland overview

Fault rule, statute, caps, and key facts for Maryland as a whole.

★ national frame
Workplace in United States

Workplace band structure and severity tiers at the US level.

★ all 15 countries
Workplace · everywhere

Cross-jurisdiction comparison of workplace bands.

★ editorial note

Figures on this page are not quotes for any specific case. For representation, consult an attorney admitted in Maryland. See /methodology, /sources, and /disclaimer.