No Disability Retirement Benefits for Corrections Officer With Back Injury

A California appellate court ruled that a corrections officer with an old weightlifting injury was not entitled to disability retirement benefits after he became incapacitated from duty. Case: Desimone v. Retirement Board of the Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System, No. B307702, 07/21/2021, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Daniel Desimone worked for the County of Santa Barbara as a corrections officer. He injured his back in 2007 while exercising at a private gym. Desimone caused permanent damage to his spine by attempting to lift 350 pounds without the directio...