December 30, 2021

Determining eligibility for accidental disability retirement benefits

A risk inherent in the job duties of the position and the result of the performance of routine employment duties, and which did not involve an unexpected event or hidden danger is not an accident for the purposes of eligibility of Accidental Disability Retirement within the meaning of New York State's Retirement and Social Security Law.

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