Legal Opinion
Fikar v. Montgomery County
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 19, 1994No. 64, September Term, 1993PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KARWACKI, Judge.
We are asked in this case to determine whether a statutory offset between workers’ compensation benefits and a county-sponsored disability retirement plan applies when the workers’ compensation benefits are paid for vocational rehabilitation. We shall hold that it does.
I
On August 15, 1989, Patricia Fikar, a 27-year-old correctional officer for the Montgomery County Department of Corrections, was injured in an accident which occurred in the course of her employment. She sustained lower back injuries which prevented her from returning to work as a correctional officer. Fikar…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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