An investigator for a racing board is not eligible for the special workers' compensation benefit afforded to police officers, a California court ruled.
In California Racing Board v. WCAB (Snezek), C053595, 07/02/2007, the 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled that qualifying as a peace officer is not enough to warrant a presumption that heart trouble or pneumonia developed on the job.
"To be entitled to the heart trouble presumption, the member must also fit the job description and be employed by one of the law enforcement agencies specified in the earlier portions of the statute," the co...
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