3rd DCA Annuls Award of Shift Differential Pay to Deputy

The 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled that Labor Code Section 4850 does not protect an injured public safety officer from suffering a loss of salary during his period of disability if he has returned to work on modified duty. Case: County of Nevada v. WCAB (Lade), No. C074133, 01/29/2014, published.Facts: David Lade injured his right shoulder while working as a deputy for the Nevada County Sheriff's Department in August 2011.At the time, Lade was working a night shift, which entitled him to a 5% increase in his base salary.Lade was unable to return to work until September 2011, when ...