New Jersey A1827 establishes a presumption for accidental disability retirement in PERS and PFRS for emergency medical technicians, firefighters, and.

New Jersey A1827 creates a presumption for accidental disability retirement in the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS) for emergency medical technicians, firefighters, and police officers diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The bill presumes that the disease resulted from their employment unless proven otherwise. To qualify, these public safety workers must have passed a physical examination that did not show evidence of Parkinson’s disease before their enrollment in the retirement system.

New Jersey A1827 establishes a presumption for accidental disability retirement in PERS and PFRS for emergency medical technicians, firefighters, and.

New Jersey A1827 creates a presumption for accidental disability retirement in the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS) for emergency medical technicians, firefighters, and police officers diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The bill presumes that the disease resulted from their employment unless proven otherwise. To qualify, these public safety workers must have passed a physical examination that did not show evidence of Parkinson’s disease before their enrollment in the retirement system.