Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided August 31, 2005No. 04-1687CPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL ORDER
BRADEN, Judge.
Congress could not have been more explicit as to the purpose of the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Act (“PSOBA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3796, et seq., nor Congress’ intent and expectations regarding implementation:
The motivation for this legislation is obvious: The physical risks to public safety officers are great; the financial and fringe benefits are not usually generous; and the officers are generally young with growing families and heavy financial commitments. The economic and emotional burden placed on the survivors of a deceased public safety…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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