Is a law enforcement officer entitled to a leave of absence without loss of salary in lieu of workers compensation benefits?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wallace v. Cnty. of Stanislaus, 199 Cal.Rptr.3d 462, 245 Cal.App.4th 109 (Cal. App. 2016):
3 Labor Code section 4850 provides that law enforcement officers, firefighters and certain other personnel temporarily or permanently disabled in the course of duty are entitled to a leave of absence without loss of salary in lieu of workers compensation benefits for up to one year or until retirement on a disability pension. (Ritchie v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.(1994) 24 Cal.App.4th 1174, 1180, 29 Cal.Rptr.2d 722.)
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