De Novio v. County of Schenectady

OPINION OF THE COURT

Spain, J.

In December 1991, while employed by respondent County of Schenectady as a correction officer with the Sheriffs Department, petitioner slipped on a wet floor and sustained injuries. Thereafter, petitioner, a member of tier IV of the State and Local Employees’ Retirement System, was placed on disability and paid a benefit equal to his full salary pursuant to General Municipal Law § 207-c. Petitioner collected section 207-c benefits until May 1992, when he returned to work for approximately one month before reinjuring his back in the line of duty, at which time he…