Worker Receiving Disability Retirement Benefits Can't Also Get PPD

In a case of first impression, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that a public employee receiving service-connected total disability retirement benefits may not also receive a permanent partial workers' compensation award. Case: Spevak v. Montgomery County, No. 893, 07/28/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Patrick Spevak worked for Montgomery County as a firefighter. He suffered a back injury and in 2010 was granted a service-connected total disability retirement. Since then, he has been receiving benefits of $1,859.07 per week, representing approxim...