![[photo, Cranston Building, 320 East Towsontown Blvd., Towson, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/25ind/images/1198-1-747.jpg)
The Subsequent Injury Fund compensates workers whose pre-existing health condition, when combined with an accidental workplace injury, increases their disability and hinders their ability to work. Workers' Compensation claims cover damages caused by a current injury, while the Fund assumes liability for the combined effects of all injuries and conditions. By limiting the liability of employers and their insurers to damages from recent injuries, the Fund encourages the employment of disabled workers.
The Fund is financed through an assessment of 6.5 percent on awards against employers or insurers for permanent disability or death, and on amounts paid under settlement agreements (Code Labor & Employment Article, sec. 9-806).
Cranston Building, 320 East Towsontown Blvd., Towson, Maryland, May 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Three members constitute the Board. They are appointed to four-year terms by the Governor with Senate advice and consent. The Board names the Director (Code Labor and Employment Article, secs. 10-201 through 10-219).
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