PERA Corrections Plan

Overview of Disability Benefits

A Minnesota corrections officer who suffers from a disability that is expected to prevent him or her from performing his or her normal duties for a period of at least one year may be eligible for disability benefits under the PERA Corrections Plan.

Regular disability benefits are payable at a base rate of 19% of the member’s high-five salary. If the disability is the result of a work-related injury or illness, and the injury or illness was incurred while performing inherently dangerous duties that are specific to corrections officers, the corrections officer may be eligible for substantially greater benefits in the form of duty disability benefits. Duty disability benefits are payable at a base rate of 47.5% of the member’s high-five salary and are non-taxable.