Some Counties Are Firing Injured Cops to Save Money, Law Officers Charge

Some Texas counties may be steering injured first responders away from the workers' compensation system, then firing them before they have recovered enough to return to work, according to witnesses who spoke at a Texas House committee this week. In emotional testimony Tuesday, two law enforcement officers told the House Business and Industry Committee how they had been fired from their jobs while they were recovering, one from an on-the-job automobile accident and one from post-traumatic stress disorder. “I suited up that morning and did my job to protect the county,” said a ...