San Jose Cops Rush Disability Retirement as Rules Tighten
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Police officers and firefighters in San Jose, California, are rushing to join a program that lets them claim disability and retire in their 30s and 40s -- and that allows them to get tax-free pensions while taking new jobs elsewhere.
The benefit also allows retired police and fire employees in California’s third-largest city to change their pensions to claim the tax break.