Anthony Skulski, Theodore Proctor, Michael J. Prestia, Frank J. Moore, Edward T. Badger, Edna M. O’neill, Raffaela…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and remanded the consolidated disability pension appeals, establishing that the 1973 statutory amendments apply only prospectively, that a receiver may reopen pensions only after a reasonable time and with consideration of reliance, that the Getty test governs permanent disability, that work‑men's compensation concepts do not apply to the work‑connection requirement, and that the burden of proof lies first with the receiver and, if satisfied, then with the receiver again on entitlement.