Nowak v. The City of Country Club Hills

This case presents question as to whether trial court properly granted defendant-City's motion for summary judgment in action by plaintiff-disabled police officer seeking reimbursement of health insurance premiums under Public Safety Employee Benefit Act that were deducted from his paychecks from date of his disabling injury to date he was awarded disability pension. Appellate Court, in reversing trial court, found that employee who has suffered career-ending injury is entitled to payment of his health insurance premiums as of date of injury without regard to fact that employee had not yet been found to be eligible for disability pension.