House Passes Bill to Extend Enhanced Benefits to Sheriffs, Correctional Officers

The 438 deputy sheriffs and correctional officers in Harford County would be eligible for enhanced workers’ compensation benefits, under a bill the Maryland House of Delegates unanimously passed on Friday. The House voted 134-0 to approve HB 685, by Del. Steve Johnson, D-Harford, which would give jailers and deputies in his home county access to benefits currently offered to other law enforcement officers. Most injured workers who are awarded compensation for a permanent partial disability for a period of fewer than 75 weeks are eligible to receive weekly benefits equal to one-third of...