Police Officer's Retirement Benefit Application Rejected Using Improper Criteria

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured police officer’s application for accidental disability retirement benefits could not be denied just because she did not show the hazard that she had slipped on was not readily observable. Case: Matter of Daquino v. DiNapoli, No. 525695, 05/03/2018, published. Facts: Barbara Daquino worked as a police officer. She slipped in a puddle of water that had leaked out of a water cooler at police headquarters, and fell. Daquino filed an application for accidental disability retirement benefits, contending that she was permanently disabled f...