HomeMy WebLinkAbout9524 - Labor Code of CaliforniaRESOLUTION NO. 9524
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO
SECTION 3202 OF THE LABOR CODE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach is greatly concerned
about the costly abuses which have been occurring in industrial
injury and disability retirements; and
WHEREAS, the City believes that the primary reason for
said abuses is the mandate to the courts as provided in Section
3202 of the Labor Code, that these tribunals "liberally construe"
the provisions of Division IV and Division V "with the purpose of
extending their beneifits for the protection of persons injured
in the course of their employment "; and
WHEREAS, Assemblyman Paul Bannai (Gardena) has proposed
legislation in the past, in an attempt to amend Section 3202 of
the Labor Code by substituting the words "fair and equitable" for
the word "liberally," for consideration by State Legislature; and
WHEREAS, such proposed legislation is believed by the
City of Newport Beach to provide a significant contribution to
the effort of eliminating costly abuses which have been and are
occurring in the areas of industrial injury and disability retire-
ments,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach endorses legislation by the State of
California from "liberally construed" to "fair and equitable."
This resolution shall be directed to our State representative, and
the Orange County Division, League of California Cities.
ADOPTED this 12th day of March, 1979.
ATTEST: May r
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3/13/79
CITY CLERK OAF E CITY OF N °M"k/J!:T D!'pCPI
PATE MAR 1 5 1978