Court Overturns Denial of Duty Disability Retirement Benefits for injured Corrections Officer

A New York appellate court ruled that a corrections officer who injured his knee when he bent to shackle an inmate should have had his application for duty disability retirement benefits granted. Case: Matter of Naughton v. DiNapoli, No. 519474, 03/12/2015, published. Facts: Scott Naughton, a corrections officer, injured his knee while attempting to subdue an unruly inmate who had threatened another guard. He filed an application for disability retirement benefits, asserting his knee injury prevented him from continuing to work as a corrections officer. During the hearing on his claim, Nau...