Appellate Judge: Clean Up Statute on Accidental Disability Retirement

Labor advocates say they intend to push for legislation to fix the state law on disability retirements for state workers who suffer workplace injuries, after an appellate court judge said the statute's definition of "accident" is difficult to apply to first responders. John Black, legal counsel to the New York State Fire Fighters Association (NYSFFA), said the group will draft legislation to address concerns raised by Court of Appeals Judge Rowan Wilson in his dissent to Kelly v. DiNapoli, released Tuesday. The court affirmed the denial of accidental disability benefits to...