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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 9-715

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(a) The Commission may conduct an investigation in the manner that the Commission finds best to:

(1) determine the substantial rights of each party; and

(2) carry out justly the spirit of this title.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Commission is not bound by:

(1) any common law or statutory rule of evidence; or

(2) any formal or technical rule of procedure.