Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study
What this bill does
Altering the circumstances under which the payment of a benefit by a governmental unit or quasi-public corporation to a covered employee offsets the liability for benefits under the workers' compensation law; and stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Maryland Association of Counties and the Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland jointly research and report on the effects of the amendments to the Labor and Employment Article implemented by the Act to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Lanier, James | Maryland Association for Justice | Oral |
| FAV | Buddle, Jeffrey | Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cernik, Rory | Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Darby, P. Mathew | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Pruski, Delegate Pruskilegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | MDAD President, MDAD President | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pruski, Andrew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | berman, kenneth | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | D'Alessandro, Carmine | Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company | Oral |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Meninger, Lyndsey | Injured Workers' Insurance Fund and Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | January, Briannalobbyist | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Smith, Ashlee | Maryland Defense Counsel | Oral |
| UNF | Bailey Thupari, Angelica | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dodd, Edgar | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kress, Williamlobbyist | Kress Hammen | Oral |
| FWA | Nagel, Miltonlobbyist | MABE | Oral + Written (PDF) |