No Disability Retirement Benefits for Injured Corrections Officer

A New York appellate court ruled that a corrections officer was not entitled to disability retirement benefits despite conflicting medical evidence about the extent of the disability he had from work-related injuries to his shoulder, wrist and hand. Case: Matter of Sugrue v. New York State Comptroller, No. 521127, 12/24/2015, published. Facts: Michael Sugrue, a corrections officer, suffered injuries at work in June 2010. He filed an application for disability retirement benefits the following March. Sugrue claimed he was permanently incapacitated from performing his job duties as the r...