Maryland’s high court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Commission had the authority to reopen an injured employee’s award of permanent partial disability benefits and retroactively adjust his compensation.
Case: Gang v. Montgomery County, No. 67, 06/24/2019, published.
Facts and procedural history: Peter Gang was a correctional officer for Montgomery County and was injured at work in September 2011. The Workers' Compensation Commission awarded him $157 per week for 70 weeks.
Nearly four years later, Gang asserted that his benefits had been incorrect...
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