Maryland's highest court on Monday ruled that Baltimore County can offset its obligation to pay workers' compensation benefits to retired public safety employees to account for the lump-sum payments the employees receive from their participation in the county's deferred retirement option program.
Deferred retirement option programs, commonly referred to as "DROP programs," were first introduced by public sector employers in the 1980s and quickly became a popular means for employers to retain experienced workers, defer the cost of training new hir...
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