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RESOLUTICN NO. 81-93
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, TO THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES REGARDING
CHANGES IN THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS
The City Council of the City of Tustin hereby urges the League of
California Cities to support' the following changes in the Workers' Compen-
sation Laws:
1. That Labor Code Section 4850 Benefits, providing full pay for
Sworn Safety Officers for up to one year, be reduced to
t~)-thirds (2/3) pay for up to one year.
2. That the presumption of injury statutes be reviewed and lim-
ited to apply to only Sworn Safety personnel with a minimum of
five (5) years of service.
3. That any presumption of injury for hypertension be eliminated.
4. That Public Agencies be liable for providing Rehabilitation
Benefits covering only one (1) Rehabilitation Plan for each
Public Safety Officer or General Employee.
5. That the Rehabilitation Bureau work to eliminate costly delays
in evaluation and assessment of applicants, setting of format
conferences and issuing of decisions and orders and that there
be a time r~quire~nt from filing date to settlement date.
6. That the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board work to eliminate
delays in the setting of cases on the Court Calendar.
7. That the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board eliminate costly
delays in settlement of Workers" Compensation cases by setting
mandatory settlement conference dates at least once each
month.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Tustin, California on the 3rd day of August, 1981.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
MARX E. WYNN, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council .of the City of
Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of
the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing
Resolution No. 81-93 was duly and regularly introduced, passed and adopted at a
regular m. eeting of the City Council held on the 3rd day of August, 1981 by the
following vote: ·
AYES : COUNCILPERSONS: Sharp, Hoesterey, Edgar, Saltarelli
NOES : COUNCILPERSONS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILPERSONS: Kennedy
City of Tustin, C~lifornia