PHONES NUMBERS & CONTACT INFORMATION
AO personal numbers:
Public line 410-767-2973
Deb 410-330-4818
Dave 443-846-6128
Mark 410-499-6271
Wes 717-855-7894
Doug 410-370-1525
OTHER numbers
Hearing Examiner TELECONFERENCE codes
COVID-AO RESPONSES / INFO
CLICK HERE FOR STANDARD FORM COVID-AO RESPONSES
RESOURCES
DOWNLOADABLE FORMS
Medical forms - Regular medical statement
NEW: COVID LEAVE FORM
*** OTHER FORMS ***
Federal Evaluation form (The instructions for completing this form may be found by clicking HERE; the federal guidelines for evaluating Hearing Examiner performance are in the next column.)
REVISION NOTES:
Page updated: 5/20/2013, 12/30/2013 (new expense voucher form added), 1/28/2015 (added correspondence forms to the Admin links), 2/26/2015 (added weather closing links), 2/10/2016 (added POSC, The Hub and Workday links, updated expense form), 10/17/2016 (added training page); 12/9/2016 (deleted old MD Time link)' 2/14/2017 (deleted old 221 link and added new one). 4/17/18 (added link to precedent summary). 6/12/2019 (added first links to new precedent manual). 4/20/2020 updated reimbursement form. 2/9/2023 updated home page. 3/17/2023 - added links to ombudsman, BOA, LA websites.
ADMINISTRATIVE LINKS
GETTING INTO BEACON:
There are two ways. If one doesn't work, try the other.
ONE: BEACON1
TWO: BEACON2 https://staff.beacon.labor.maryland.gov/ReBEACONStaff/Account/Login
VAST CONFERENCE SOFTWARE: click here
*NEW* Accessing Appeals
2. To view old (pre-new Appeals) decisions, copy & paste this link into your browser: file://eutawfs1/Database/APPEALS/proddata/Letters/
Other ADMIN Links
NEW: Appeals policy manual: Word PDF
*** CLOSING INFORMATION ***
Courthouse closing information
*** PAYROLL LINKS ***
POSC [Payroll Online Service Center]
Other Useful Links
Standard PP/SUBPOENA responses
Directions to LO
How to secure Interpreter assistance / participation. NOTE: here is a number of Language Line for when we need to schedule an interpreter ahead of time (e.g., for an unusual language or dialect). It's 866-282-0676.
WHERE TO FIND GENERAL INFO
-- Report fraud
BOARD OF APPEALS - public home page
Federal guidelines for evaluating Hearing Examiner performance.
LAW
What to say when DESIGNATING the agency record (Note, notwithstanding the quoted language to the contrary, the Board now wants us to "designate" the Agency Record and not "admit" it)
COMAR / Appeals (09.32.11.01 to .04)
NOTE ABOUT SEVERANCE PAY: Pursuant to the new version of COMAR 09.32.02.12.A and B, severance pay IS deductible from benefits EVEN WHERE the severance pay was contingent on the employee signing a release of liability or waiver agreement, (p. 1233, apparently effective 2017)
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The NEW AND UPDATED PRECEDENT MANUAL
OUTDATED: THE *OLD* Appeals Digest (the old MICPEL precedent manual)
NEWLY DESIGNATED PRECEDENT REGARDING REASONABLE ASSURANCE CASES (3/27/2023): CLICK HERE
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TRAINING MATERIALS
** Also useful: Board of Appeals' "Insertion Paragraphs"
*** NEWLY ADDED ***
FOR CONDUCTING A HEARING
SIMILAR INFO IN ANOTHER FORM:
FOR SUBSTANTIVE LAW
b. CHECKLIST FOR CONDUCTING SEP CASES
2. FOR CONDUCTING NON-SEP CASES (Mark's training outline)
(See also Doug's training outline FOR CONDUCTING A&A CASES)
3. FOR ADDRESSING LATE APPEAL ISSUES, ETC.
SHORTCUTS
To decisions: J:\AppealsInt\LettersGeneratedPROD\2019\
McAfee pwd: DoIT2017
Doug's COVID page / Dan's COVID answers
Web design link: Forms page