Act Governing Retirement, Severance, and Bereavement Compensation for the Teaching and Other Staff Members of Public Schools Article 23

If the declaration of guardianship or assistance or physical or mental illness, injury, or disability of a staff member under subparagraph 1 or 2 of paragraph 1 of the preceding article results from a cause in the course of the staff member's performance of his or her official duties（hereinafter, occupational injury or illness）, the staff member's compulsory retirement will not be subject to the requirement of having been employed for 5 years of service.The term occupational injury or illness in the preceding paragraph means that the employing school certifies, and the competent authority reviews and determines, that a staff member's physical or mental illness, injury, or disability has a substantial causal relationship with one of the following causes1. The occurrence of an accidental hazard or an event of violence, or falling prey to an illness, during the performance of duties, resulting in injury or illness.2. The occurrence of an accidental hazard in the workplace, while away on official business, or while traveling to or from the workplace or place of the official business, resulting in injury or illness. However, this shall not apply to an injury or illness resulting from a serious traffic violation by the staff member himself or herself.3. Sudden onset of illness during the performance of duties, in the workplace, or while traveling to or from the workplace or place of official business, resulting in injury or illness.4. Unyielding diligence or overwork, resulting in injury or illness.When any doubt arises regarding the determination of an occupational injury or illness under the preceding subparagraphs and of the causal relationship in respect thereto, the competent authority shall select scholars and experts to compose a Committee for the Review of Cases in Which There is Doubt Concerning Compulsory Retirement Due to Occupational Causes and Bereavement Compensation Due to Occupational Causes to carry out review.When reviewing individual cases with respect to the elements of sudden onset of illness, or unyielding diligence or overwork, resulting in illness or injury, under subparagraphs 3 and 4 of paragraph 2, the review committee under the preceding paragraph may refer to the Reference Criteria for the Review of Civil Servants Suffering Sudden Onset of Illness Due to Occupational Causes or Death Resulting From Unyielding Diligence or Overwork.