CA 2nd: Accrued Vacation Time is Not a 4850 Benefit

The Second Appellate District for the California Court of Appeals last week ruled that county agency employees receiving Labor Code section 4850 benefits in lieu of temporary disability are not entitled to vacation pay cash-outs, thus reducing such claimant's pension benefits.Labor Code section 4850 provides that certain classes of employees under PERS or the County Employees Retirement Law may elect to take a leave of absence while disabled due to a work injury without loss of salary in lieu of temporary disability payments for up to one year or is retired on permanent disability pension ben...