Audits Find many Police and Firefighter Claims are Avoidable

City police and fire departments are not immune from the higher frequency of workers' compensation claims in the Los Angeles area, but the departments that paid a combined $141 million in comp benefits last year are at least partially responsible for the high costs and could save $28 million a year by focusing on smaller preventable injuries, according to a pair of audits released last week. Audits conducted by the city controller identified a number of shortcomings with the risk-management efforts for the police and fire departments that range from inadequate Injury and Illness Preventio...