Supreme Court Set to Hear Long-Awaited Case on Comp for Police Working Second Jobs

The Texas Supreme Court in November will hear a case asking whether municipalities are required to provide workers' compensation coverage for injuries officers and deputies sustain moonlighting as security guards. In Orozco vs. County of El Paso, which arose after a deputy was killed in an unusual accident after working security at a college football game, the question before the high court is whether a law enforcement officer who is in uniform and using an official patrol car while working an outside security job is covered by workers' compensation insurance. Over the past 14 years,...