No Disability Retirement for Former Emergency Dispatcher With Alleged Psych Injury

A California appellate court rejected a former emergency dispatcher’s challenge to the denial of her request for disability retirement benefits for her alleged work-related psychological distress. Case: Morgan v. Board of Retirement of the Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association, No. F083118, 02/24/2023, unpublished. Facts: Gloria Morgan worked as a dispatcher for the Kern County Sheriff’s Department and briefly for the California Highway Patrol. Employee personnel reports from 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 rated Morgan’s performance as above standard. However...