Pension Benefits Not Offset By Workers’ Comp Attorney Fees
Heather Bass was a Kansas City, Missouri police officer who sustained a duty-related injury in January 2008. Because of the injury, she was retired by the Department and became eligible to receive duty-related disability pension benefits from the City’s Police Retirement System. Bass also filed a worker’s compensation claim and hired an attorney to represent her on that claim. She engaged her attorney on a contingency fee basis. As…