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Peabody committee backs Home Rule petition to ease disability-retirement documentation for police and firefighters
Summary
The Legal Affairs Subcommittee voted 5–0 to send a Home Rule petition to the General Court that would allow alternatives where decades-old pre-employment physicals are unavailable for public safety disability-retirement reviews, following urging from union leaders and city officials.
The Peabody City Legal Affairs Subcommittee voted to send a Home Rule petition to the General Court aimed at easing record requirements for disability retirement reviews for police officers and firefighters.
Mayor (presenting) said the petition responds to a problem when the Public Employee Retirement Administration (PERAC) requires pre-employment physicals for disability-retirement medical reviews but many such records — some dating 20 to 40 years — are no longer in city files. "PERAC…
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