For three widows and children of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died in the Yarnell Hill fire, the grieving process was interrupted by an ongoing legal battle for full retirement benefits.
For three widows and their children though, the grieving process was interrupted by an ongoing legal battle for full retirement benefits.
“The City of Prescott, through their local PSPRS… took the position that at least three of the hotshots that lost their life that day were seasonal employees and not full-time employees, thereby precluding them from PSPRS benefits,” said McGroder. McGroder though acknowledges the case did not overhaul how seasonal hotshots are categorized when it comes to state benefits.There has not been. Arizona law still states that for a firefighter or police officer to be eligible for PSPRS benefits they need to average at least 40 hours per week [and] work for more than six months in a calendar year.
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