§ 21408 Disability Retirement Allowance Calculation

• •If a state worker gets hurt or sick and can't work anymore, they get money to help them live.
• •The money they get is half of what they used to earn at their job.
• •If they have extra money saved up from their job, they can get even more money each month.
• •If they could retire normally (because of their age and years worked), they might get more money that way instead.

A school janitor hurts his back and can't work anymore.

The janitor will get half of his usual paycheck every month. If he saved extra money in his retirement fund, he gets a little more. If he was almost ready to retire anyway, he might just get his normal retirement money instead.