Social security court dismisses appeal, ruling disability assessment must use full standard work hours.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Lucja W. against the Social Insurance Institution's decision to suspend her occupational disability pension. The court found that the lower courts correctly determined her chronic laryngitis did not render her unfit for teaching music and that the full standard work week, rather than her actual hours, must be used for the assessment. Consequently, the court rejected procedural complaints regarding evidence handling and the lack of expert hearings as unfounded.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 18, 25 pkt 3 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy o chorobach zawodowych; Art. 134 ust. 1 ustawy o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych: The right to disability benefits ceases when medical examination confirms the absence of inability to work, and the assessment must be based on the full standard work week applicable to the insured profession.