I-Team: Most city workers on disability never rechecked

PROVIDENCE -
An NBC 10 I-Team investigation reveals only a handful of independent medical exams are ordered for Providence city workers collecting tax-free disability checks, even though a city ordinance allows the city to order the exams each year to re-certify those on disability.

A review of city records shows that 134 police officers, 228 firefighters and 86 other city workers are collecting a tax-free disability pension, costing city taxpayers $22,011,406 per year.

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