Disability pension claim dismissed as pre-1997 disability status did not create vested rights under new law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a pension denial for a businesswoman with a vision impairment. Although she was previously classified as having third-group disability, the court ruled that this status did not establish a vested right to pension benefits under the new 1996 social security law. Consequently, the court applied the new legal criteria which required a total or partial loss of earning capacity, a condition not met by her partial disability status at the time of the new law's enactment.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 23 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 14 grudnia 1982 r. o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym pracowników i ich rodzin; Art. 1 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 28 czerwca 1996 r. o zmianie niektórych ustaw o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym i o ubezpieczeniu społecznym: Pre-existing disability classifications prior to September 1, 1997, do not create vested rights to pension benefits under the new social security legislation if the new criteria for earning capacity loss are not met.