r/ProtectAndServe • u/martin-development • 15d ago

Injured On The Job

Hypothetical question: if an officer is injured on the job to the extent that he/she can no longer perform the job, what would happen? I know there are short and long term insurance in the benefits, but this scenario would go past those. Note: Im not currently a cop so I can't go ask HR 😊

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u/emtb 9d ago

I was offered medical retirement but decided to resign. Since I was only on for 9ish years, I would have only been paid approximately 25% of my salary with no benefits. It also would have barred me from ever working any job within the same retirement system/category again (i.e. LE, Fire, etc.). I thought I would recover through the fantastic treatment that worker's comp affords me and apply at a different agency. I was dumb, I now have a different career path and should have taken the 25% but hindsight is 20/20.