Delaware § 5576 Payment of disability pension

Delaware Statutes

§ 5576 — Payment of disability pension

Delaware § 5576

JurisdictionDelaware

Title29

PartPublic Officers and Employees

Ch. 55ACOUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PENSION PLAN

Subch.Eligibility Requirements and Benefits

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 29, § 5576 (2026).

Text

(a)Disability pension payments shall be made to a member for each month beginning with the month in which the member becomes eligible to receive such pension and ending with the month in which the member ceases to be eligible or dies.

(b)Any disability pensioner who has not attained age 60 shall report to the Board by April 30 each year in a form prescribed by the Board, the total earnings from any gainful occupation or business in the preceding calendar year. The excess of such earnings over1/2of the annual rate of compensation, adjusted annually for any increase in the total “Median Usual Weekly Earnings” as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, received by the pensioner before the pensioner developed a disability shall be deducted from the disability pension during the 12 months

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(a) Disability pension payments shall be made to a member for each month beginning with the month in which the member becomes eligible to receive such pension and ending with the month in which the member ceases to be eligible or dies.

(b) Any disability pensioner who has not attained age 60 shall report to the Board by April 30 each year in a form prescribed by the Board, the total earnings from any gainful occupation or business in the preceding calendar year. The excess of such earnings over1/2of the annual rate of compensation, adjusted annually for any increase in the total “Median Usual Weekly Earnings” as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, received by the pensioner before the pensioner developed a disability shall be deducted from the disability pension during the 12 months beginning in July of the year following the calendar year for which earnings are reported, in a manner determined by the Board. If any person received a disability pension for less than 12 months in the calendar year for which earnings are reported, the deduction, if any, shall be determined on a pro rata basis.

(c) Termination of a disability pension on account of recovery from disability shall not prejudice the right of the retired member to qualify subsequently for a service pension or another disability pension.