Court: Clear Dismissal Required to Retire

The Supreme Court of California Thursday ruled that a county employee who fails to return to work following a work injury, but was not formally dismissed, retained the protections of Government Code 31725 and was not entitled to disability retirement.In Stephens v. County of Tulare, (05/25/06 - No. S129794) John Stephens began working for the Tulare County Sheriff-Coroner as a detention specialist III in December 1994. He was assigned to the Bob Wiley Detention Facility, where his job entailed working on the floors with jail inmates, transporting inmates, and writing reports. His job also requ...