1. A. Generally. This chapter applies to situations in which the Governor has declared an emergency pursuant to Public Safety Article, Title 14, Annotated Code of Maryland, and the emergency or directives issued by the Governor pursuant to the emergency significantly affect access to or the operations of one or more Commission hearing locations or other Commission facilities or the ability of the Commission to operate effectively.
2. B. Other Events Affecting the Commission. The authority granted specifically by this chapter generally also may be exercised, to the extent necessary, by the Chairman of the Commission in the event of a natural or other event that significantly disrupts access to or the operations of one or more Commission hearing locations or other Commission facilities or the ability of the Commission to operate effectively, but for which the Governor has not declared an emergency pursuant to Public Safety Article, Title 14, Annotated Code of Maryland.
3. C. Supplemental; Conflict. The provisions of this chapter are in addition to and supplemental to the authority of the Commission granted elsewhere in this subtitle, but, to the extent of any conflict with other provisions of this subtitle, any authority provided in this chapter shall prevail.

Authority: Labor and Employment Article, §§9-105(f), 9-206(d), 9-302(f)(7), 9-309(a), 9-311(c),
9-314(b), 9-316(g)(2), 9-402.1(j), 9-404(a), 9-663(a)(1) and (2), 9-6A-04, 9-6A-07, 9-6A-11, 9-6A-16,
9-701, 9-720(a), and 9-721(a), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.03 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 13, 2020 (47:9 Md. R. 475); adopted permanently effective July 16, 2020 (47:14 Md. R. 675)

Regulation .03A, D amended effective October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 890)