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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 ity Clerk OT' E A THE ORIGINAL DDO /kb 3/13/79 CITY CLERK OAF E CITY OF N °M"k/J!:T D!'pCPI PATE MAR 1 5 1978