Officer Facing Discipline Ineligible For Disability Retirement
In 2015, Christopher Slimm began working as a police officer for Winslow Township in New Jersey. In October 2018, he applied for accidental disability retirement
In 2015, Christopher Slimm began working as a police officer for Winslow Township in New Jersey. In October 2018, he applied for accidental disability retirement
On November 3, 2015, six months after being hired, Chicago Police Officer Samantha Gonzalez was on duty riding her CPD issued bicycle patrolling the 25th
Barry Mesmer was a police officer with the Township of Evesham, New Jersey. On February 14, 2016, Mesmer was dispatched in response to a call
James Hartman has been employed by the St. Bernard Parish Fire Department in Louisiana since May 25, 1990, rising to the rank of District Chief.
Brian Carver was employed by the Jackson Police Department in Mississippi as a patrolman for 20 years. In 2004, Carver fatally shot a suspect. After
It is not uncommon when an employer suspects that an employee may be falsely describing the extent of an on-the-job injury for the employer to
Paul Griffin was a detective with the Village of New Lenox Police Department in Illinois. On September 7, 2016, Griffin worked from 8 a.m. until
When Christopher Gibbs applied to be a Pittsburgh policeman, he passed the written test and got a conditional job offer. After that, Pennsylvania Law required
Under a Nevada Statute, an employer may offer temporary, light-duty employment to an injured employee in lieu of paying temporary total disability benefits to that
Christopher Staford was a Crest Hill police officer in Illinois. He was working as a patrol officer on December 11, 2010, when he and a
Sean T. Heneghan was a firefighter for the City of Evanston, Illinois. In June 2016, Heneghan participated in a voluntary live fire exercise held at
Stephen Mannan worked as a corrections officer for the Colorado Department of Corrections. In January 2017, Mannan experienced chronic hip pain and was diagnosed with
Brad Sandefur was a corrections officer for the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois. He suffers from disk desiccation in his spine and osteoarthritis in his
Martin Deiro began working for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in 1997 and was injured on duty in May 2012. He continued to work
Detective Christopher Sardo worked for the Village of Franklin Park, Illinois. Sardo served in the United States Marine Corps from 1987 to 1991, including a
Kimberly Nelson, a Chicago police officer, responded to a dispatch report that there was a “possible kidnapping of a FedEx driver” on 80th Street. Nelson
Joseph Iko, who has been diagnosed with Type I diabetes since he was six years old, worked for the Sheriff’s Department in Middlesex County, New
Adrian and Brooke Aurs were married in July 2007. At all times during the parties’ marriage, Adrian was employed as a police officer with the
While he was on duty on August 12, 2014, Baltimore Police Officer Carlos Couret-Rios was in a car that was rear-ended. His head snapped forward
The Illinois Pension Code defines a disability as “a condition of physical or mental incapacity to perform any assigned duty or duties in the police
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) provides state remedies similar to those available under a variety of federal discrimination laws. One provision in FEHA
Sara Naden is a lieutenant with the Sugar Grove, Illinois Fire Protection District. Naden testified that during her career, she was subjected to intense criticism,
Steven Garris was a fire lieutenant with the Village of Lake Zurich in Illinois. On March 1, 2012, Garris participated in an exercise called “Personal
Linda Burt-Redding worked as a patrol officer in the Grand Chute, Wisconsin Police Department. On August 29, 2002, and while in the line of duty,
Patrizia Prew, who held the rank of detective after more than 15 years of service in the Providence Police Department, injured her right hand and