State of Maryland · 8 hours ago
ASSISTANT TO THE COMMISSIONER I WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION
Maryland, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$57K/yr - $83K/yr
2+ years expThe State of Maryland's Workers' Compensation Commission is seeking an Assistant to the Commissioner to provide legal administrative support. The role involves managing daily operations, processing legal documents, and serving as a liaison to the Commissioner while ensuring compliance with workers' compensation laws and regulations.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Analyzes, prepares, calculates, and processes legal Awards/Orders from the Commissioner’s decisions and legal documents submitted
Processes Subsequent Injury Fund (SIF) orders with varying level of assistance and guidance
Addresses inquiries on Commissioner duty days and in a commissioner’s absence
Examines case documents for legal sufficiency prior to the hearing of a compensation claim
Coordinates the flow of legal documents and information between other divisions within the Commission and a Commissioner
Handles dockets, including but not limited to reviewing, assembling, and breaking down, pre and post data entry, emergency and special request scheduling and postponements
Researches and interprets workers’ compensation laws and regulations to provide a Commissioner with relevant information needed for the adjudication of workers’ compensation claims
Reviews US mail, interdepartmental mail and email for processing, answers phone, and walk- in requests and inquiries and performs queue work timely, applying to Workers’ Compensation law, regulations, and procedures
Prepares itinerary, leave requests and expense accounts, schedules appointments, telephone conferences/hearings and meetings for the Commissioner
Acts as a backup to the Appeals Coordinator when they are out of the office---Receives and prioritizes and interprets appeals correspondence scanned in WCC’ s current and any other future operating system (i.e. Comphub) and applications received from the Circuit Courts from 24 jurisdictions and the Appellate Court of Maryland, and Maryland Supreme Court to ensure documents are being processed and acted upon in accordance with COMAR 14.09.11.01
Processes workflow in the Appeals queue by processing notices of appeal and providing timely notice to court reporters
Reviews the court motions, orders, and docket entries
Reviews case files to determine status of appeals filing; verifies identification of filing party, other interested parties and take proper actions accordingly
Knowledgeable with all WCC polices and all regulations and state laws dealing with appeals
In accordance with Maryland Rule 7-206, prepares case files for the judicial review process
Provides timely notice to court reporters of an appeal to ensure transcripts are processed timely
Identifies the original hearing reporter and notification provided via computer printout
Determines the appropriate action to be taken in routing the court decisions to proper division, department, or unit
Reviews documents in queues to determine whether to process the document or forward it to a court reporter, an assistant to a Commissioner, or the hearing section for action
Initiates and follows up on search requests for documents not submitted within five working days. (Time sensitive documents)
Corrects inaccurate information and documents changes in WCC’s current and any other future operating system (i.e. Comphub) and applications
Provides assistance with inquiries from attorneys and other parties regarding information on claim status and the status of appeals
Notifies appellants of any discrepancies and court reporters if necessary
Analyzes incoming mailand correspondence prior to scanning into WCC’s current and any other future operating system (i.e. Comphub) and applications to determine the proper queue placement
Qualification
Required
Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate
Two years of experience in work requiring knowledge of the function, organization, procedures and governing laws and regulations of the Workers' Compensation Commission
Six months experience providing paralegal support to a Workers' Compensation Commissioner in the review, adjudication and processing of contested workers' compensation claims
Demonstrated ability to accurately keyboard on a typewriter, a personal computer, computer terminal or work processor at a minimum of forty (40) words per minute
Benefits
STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS
Company
State of Maryland
Maryland is on the path to becoming the best state in the nation.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Michael Piercy
Senior Advisor for Program Innovation to the Chief Technology Officer State of Maryland, MDTHINK
Michele Thomas
Chief Technology Officer, State of Maryland
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