Supreme Court dismissed appeal, ruling Social Insurance Agency can order medical exams to verify work incapacity for pension rights.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed Henryk M.'s cassation appeal against a Social Insurance Agency decision to suspend his disability pension. The applicant, a miner with pneumoconiosis, continued working underground despite the disease and challenged the agency's requirement for a new medical examination to confirm work incapacity. The court held that verifying the prerequisite of work incapacity is a necessary condition for pension entitlement and that the agency's supervisory examination was a lawful procedural step.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 18 ust. 1 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; Art. 134 ust. 1 pkt 4 ustawy z dnia 17 grudnia 1998 r.; The Social Insurance Agency is authorized to initiate medical examinations to determine work incapacity as a necessary condition for pension rights, and such examinations do not constitute an improper retrial of the case.