House Approves Bill to Allow Enhanced Benefits for Correctional Officers

The Maryland House of Delegates on Friday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would offer enhanced permanent partial disability benefits for correctional officers in Baltimore. Delegates voted 119-11 to approve House Bill 85, by Del. Harry Bhandari, D-Baltimore. The bill would add Baltimore County correctional and detention officers to the list of public workers eligible for the enhanced benefits. Under current law, PPD benefits for workers awarded fewer than 75 weeks of compensation shall be equal to one-third of the worker’s average weekly wage and not exceed 16.7% of the state&rsqu...