Employers Oppose Bill to Cover Police Officers Injured Out of State

Employers say a bill that would allow California peace officers to seek workers’ compensation benefits for injuries that occur outside of the state would unnecessarily create a gray area in the state’s workers’ compensation law. Assemblyman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim, introduced AB 1749 in January following reports that Orange County denied workers’ compensation claims filed by four deputies who were injured in the Oct. 1, 2017, Las Vegas shooting. A county supervisor told the Orange County Register last year that Labor Code Section 3600.2 didn’t allow the cou...