Officer Injured While Returning From Training Event Gets Benefits

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that a police officer was entitled to benefits for his injuries in a motorcycle accident while traveling home from a training event on what had been scheduled to be his day off. Case: Baltimore County v. Morrison, No. 1242, 09/15/2017, unpublished. Facts: James Morrison was a police officer for Baltimore County. In 2015, he was assigned to the Police Training Academy as an instructor. Morrison had requested time off on May 11 and 12, 2015, but his supervisor later asked him to attend a training seminar at the Maryland State Highway Administration ...