New Jersey A683 expands eligibility for accidental disability retirement allowance to all PERS members who participated in 9/11 World Trade Center.

New Jersey A683 amends the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) to allow any member to receive an accidental disability retirement allowance for disabilities resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations. This bill extends eligibility to all PERS members, regardless of their previous enrollment status or participation duration. It presumes that certain health conditions, including respiratory, skin, and psychological diseases, are work-related if the member participated in the operations for at least eight hours.

New Jersey A683 expands eligibility for accidental disability retirement allowance to all PERS members who participated in 9/11 World Trade Center.

New Jersey A683 amends the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) to allow any member to receive an accidental disability retirement allowance for disabilities resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations. This bill extends eligibility to all PERS members, regardless of their previous enrollment status or participation duration. It presumes that certain health conditions, including respiratory, skin, and psychological diseases, are work-related if the member participated in the operations for at least eight hours.