Legislative Delegation Pushing to Expand Comp Benefits for Deputies

Maryland state Sen. George Edwards and fellow members of the Allegany County delegation of the General Assembly filed legislation Monday that would restore a presumption that hypertension is work-related for sheriff's deputies, the Cumberland Times-News reported.Edwards, R-Cumberland, said deputies lost the hypertension presumption in August 2008, when the county Bureau of Police transferred road patrol duties from the Allegany County Sheriff's office to the police bureau.Lawmakers are citing court rulings that officers of secondary law enforcement agencies aren't entitled to the e...