Split Court of Appeals Approves Offset of Firefighter's Comp Benefits by Disability Pension

A divided Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that an injured firefighter’s workers’ compensation benefits for hearing loss were properly offset by his service-connected total disability retirement benefits for a prior back injury. Case: Spevak v. Montgomery County, No. 44, 08/15/2022, published. Facts: Patrick Spevak worked as a firefighter in Montgomery County, Maryland. He retired in 2010 due to a service-related back injury that occurred in 2007. Upon retirement, Spevak began collecting $1,859.07 per week in service-connected total disability retirement benefits. Several years ...