PERA Duty Disability Benefits Awarded to Injured Hennepin County Medical Center Paramedic

Meuser Law Office, P.A. recently secured an award of PERA Police and Fire Plan Duty Disability benefits on behalf of a Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) paramedic. HCMC paramedics are covered by the PERA Police and Fire Plan, and are eligible for pension benefits – including Duty Disability benefits – just like police officers and firefighters. This paramedic sustained a back injury while evacuating “patients” during the course of an active shooter drill. Her case was complicated by a significant non-work-related medical condition. Meuser Law Office also secured a substantial workers’ compensation settlement of $62,500 on behalf of this Hennepin County Medical Center paramedic.