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- New Resource: Workers’ Compensation Guide for Maryland Agricultural Employers
- 8 UMES Students Attended the Agriculture’s Promise Conference in Washington, DC.
- New Tool Supports Financial Planning and Grain Marketing for Maryland Farmers
- Online Labor Course Available for Agriculture Employers to Better Understand Adding Benefits and Legal Requirements
New Resource: Workers’ Compensation Guide for Maryland Agricultural Employers
Samantha Capaldo and Nicole Cook recently published a guide to workers’ compensation for Maryland agricultural employers. Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance that compensates employees for lost wages and medical bills due to a work-related accidental injury or an occupational disease. In Maryland, most employers with one or more “covered employees” are required to purchase workers’ compensation insurance. Agricultural employers are required to purchase workers’ compensation insurance if the employer’s annual payroll is more than $15,000 for full-time employees and the employer has more than three full-time employees. Although some agricultural employers are exempt, due to the inherently dangerous nature of farming, Maryland agricultural employers should nevertheless consider adding workers’ compensation coverage to their risk management portfolios to protect themselves and their employees. The new guide gives an overview of the requirements for all employers subject to the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act. The guide also outlines who is covered by workers’ compensation, which injuries are covered, what benefits are provided, how to obtain coverage, employee and employer obligations in the event of a claim, and penalties for violating the act.
To view the workers’ compensation guide, click here
8 UMES Students Attended the Agriculture’s Promise Conference in Washington, DC.
Senior Legal Research Associate, Samantha Capaldo, and eight UMES students attended the Agriculture’s Promise Conference in Washington, D.C., in early March. Agriculture’s Promise, organized by the National Young Farmer Educational Association, provides leadership and advocacy training for future agricultural leaders. The students, primarily high school and undergraduate students, attending the conference heard from a variety of speakers, learned how to…
New Tool Supports Financial Planning and Grain Marketing for Maryland Farmers
The University of Maryland Extension (UME) has launched the Maryland Grain Budget Planner, a new online tool designed to help farmers align production decisions with grain marketing strategies. This free resource—available at go.umd.edu/EFMD—combines enterprise budget data, market analysis, and benchmarking to support…
Online Labor Course Available for Agriculture Employers to Better Understand Adding Benefits and Legal Requirements
The University of Maryland and the University of Delaware have released an online course for agricultural operations in Delaware and Maryland.
The course will cover developing an employee handbook for your operation, basic legal requirements, incorporating benefits, such as retirement and health insurance, into the operation, and other common problems that agricultural employers face…
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