Martinez v. Public Employees' Retirement System

Filed 4/4/19 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO LINDA C. MARTINEZ et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, A153679 v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT (Alameda County SYSTEM, Super. Ct. No. RG17846238) Defendant and Respondent. Government Code1 section 21156, part of the Public Employees Retirement Law, has always equated disability with a state employee being “incapacitated physically or mentally for the performance of his or her duties.” And ordinarily, a governmental employee loses the right to claim disability benefits…