Mandatory Retirement Not ‘Involuntary’

Mandatory Retirement, Pension, Public Safety Labor News, Retirement and Pension, Unemployment Benefits

Firefighter Robert Pyzyna worked for the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District in Illinois from June 2005 until his retirement on October 31, 2017. Pyzyna’s retirement was required because he had reached the age of 65, the mandatory retirement age for active firefighters under the Illinois Fire Protection District Act. Pyzyna retired with a defined benefit…