Nowak v. The City of Country Club Hills

Plaintiff police officer was injured while attempting to make an arrest, and never returned to work as a police officer. Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (PSEBA) and Public Employee Disability Act (PEDA) provide that police officer is entitled to collect his full salary for one year, and to have his employer pay for his entire health insurance premium for the officer and his family. Nothing in these statutes prohibits an officer from receiving benefits under both statutes at the same time. An employee who suffers a career-ending injury is entitled to payment of his proportionate share of his health insurance premium by the employer as of date of injury, even if the employee has not yet been found eligible for a disability pension. (HALL and LAMPKIN, concurring.)