To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Jennifer Brizel, Human Resources Director
Prepared By: Jennifer Brizel, Human Resources Director
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Workers' Compensation Insurance for Peace Officers
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City to accept liability for compensation, under Workers' Compensation and Insurance laws, for an injury sustained by a City police officer ("peace officer") while outside the State of California, who was not at the time acting under the immediate direction of his or her employer, subject to the limits identified in California Labor Code Section 3600.2(b)(4).
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DISCUSSION:
The City of Napa is a member of the CSAC Excess Insurance Authority Joint Powers Authority ("CSAC EIA"), by which the City obtains pooled insurance coverage for a range of potential City liabilities, including insurance coverage for workers' compensation to generally cover the costs of injuries to all City employees while performing work in the course and scope of employment with the City.
In March of 2019, CSAC EIA notified all of its members, including the City, that an endorsement to the workers' compensation insurance coverage had been adopted that will provide coverage for injuries to "peace officers" (which includes all City of Napa police officers) for injuries resulting from a limited set of activities occurring when the peace officer was out of the State of California and not acting under the immediate direction of an employer (essentially including activities by peace officers when engaging in the apprehension or attempted apprehension of law violators or suspected law violators, or protection or preservation of life or property, or the preservation of the peace). However, in order for the City to receive coverage under the endorsement, which has an effective date of July 1, 2019, the City Council must adopt a resolution that implements California Labor Code Section 3600.2(b)(4). A...
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