City Entitled to Disability Reimbursement Because of Comp Award

The City of Philadelphia is entitled to a $298,922 reimbursement for payment of disability pension benefits to a police officer because it already paid him workers' compensation benefits for the same condition, the Commonwealth Court ruled.Case: City of Philadelphia, Board of Pensions and Retirement, v. Clayton, No. 433 C.D. 2009, 12/24/09, published/reported.Facts: Herbert Clayton worked as a police officer for the City of Philadelphia when he suffered a permanent work injury in May 2007 that the record does not describe. The career-ending injury qualified Clayton for service-connect...