Wayward Husband Gets Service-Connected Disability Retirement

A California appellate court upheld an award of service-connected disability retirement benefits to a pubic employee for his psychological conditions after an extramarital affair with a co-worker. Case: Rodriguez v. Board of Retirement of Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association, No. F078785, 02/01/2021, unpublished. Facts: Andres Rodriguez began working for the County of Fresno in 1992. From 2000 through 2007, Rodriguez was given the highest possible ratings on his annual performance evaluations. Rodriguez began receiving “satisfactory” ratings on his performance e...