Supreme Court dismissed bridge pension claim due to lack of qualifying special work conditions under new law.

The Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the applicant's appeal for a bridge pension, overturning a lower court's decision that had granted the benefit. The court found that the applicant's prior work periods, while previously classified as special under old regulations, did not meet the strict statutory definition of special conditions or special character required by the new 2008 Bridge Pension Act. Consequently, the applicant failed to satisfy the mandatory requirement of continuous employment in such conditions after the new law's effective date of January 1, 2009.