New Hearing Ordered on Worker's Application for Disability Retirement Benefits

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ordered a new hearing on a worker’s application for disability retirement benefits, since the judge who rendered the decision upholding the denial of her application had not seen the testimony of the experts giving conflicting opinions. Case: Simmons v. Board of Trustees of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, No. A-1535-23, 10/30/2025, unpublished. Facts: Selena Simmons worked for Vineland Developmental Center. In July 2014, she suffered injuries while helping a patient transfer from a wheelchair to a toilet.  Pr...