Minnesota offers a cautionary tale of increasing PTSD disabilities, says columnist Mark Patinkin. In Central Falls, 49 of 108 police and fire retirees are on disability – 45%. In Johnston, it's 75%.
About 24% of pensions paid to police and firefighters by the state-run pension system are disability pensions, raising concerns about cost. Recent changes have made it easier for retired first ...
Top Connecticut state officials — including the governor, legislative leaders and those overseeing the retirement system — vowed to make a series of sweeping reforms to address glaring loopholes in ...
Low-income pensioners on disability benefits, or those providing unpaid care, may be entitled to extra financial support.
Currently, nearly 1.4 million older people across Great Britain are receiving the support ...
A former Tenafly police officer who retired in 2022 due to complications from long COVID has won an appeal that will recognize his disability was due to his illness and thus increases his monthly ...
Mark Stewart, the recently retired NYPD deputy commissioner for community affairs, has been awarded a lucrative ¾ disability pension, the Daily News has learned – following a similarly generous ...