Appellate Court Rules for Injured Police Officers

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SPRINGFIELD - Police officers injured in the line of duty should not be penalized for taking medical leave more than year after they were injured, an appellate court has ruled in a lawsuit involving the city of Bloomington and some of its officers.

The 4th District Appellate Court has ruled that police officers have to be given a years worth of paid time off for injuries, even if the officers return to work for a time and then go back on medical leave. The court rejected Bloomington officials position that the benefits expire after one calendar year.

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Appellate Court Rules for Injured Police Officers

A group of eight police officers, all injured in the line of duty, sued the city of Bloomington in 2004 over benefits under the Public Employee Disability Act. Each returned to work less than a year after they ...

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