If a member receiving disability retirement benefits accepts any type of public or private employment, the member may earn, on an annual basis, up to the difference between the highest consecutive 12 months of salary in the 48 months before the member’s disability retirement date and the amount of the member’s annual disability retirement benefits without affecting his or her disability retirement benefit. If the member earns more than this amount, the member’s disability retirement benefit will be reduced dollar-for-dollar by the amount of his or her excess earnings. The amount the member is allowed to earn is adjusted each January by any increase in the annual national Consumer Price Index.

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