L.A. County Policy Discriminated Against Deputies, 2nd DCA Rules

A Los Angeles County vacation time policy discriminates against deputies who take Labor Code Section 4850 leave, the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled in a published decision Tuesday.The appellate court affirmed a trial court's decision against a county policy that paid lower reimbusrements to sheriffs' deputies who had taken 4850 leave within a year of attempting to "cash out" their excess accumulated vacation hours. in Los Angeles Co. Professional Peace Officers' Assoc. v. County of Los Angeles, No. B200582, 7/22/08. The record defined the law as follows:"Labor Code section 4850...