Committee approves two workers' compensation settlements totaling $295,000
HR recommended settlement of two workers' compensation claims — one for $200,000 and another for $95,000 (with some duty-disability defenses preserved) — after evaluation with outside counsel; both claimants accepted the offers and the committee approved the settlements.
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HR staff recommended settlement of two workers' compensation matters after review with outside counsel and the city's third-party administrator. HR said one claim had initially been conceded and then disputed after conflicting medical reports; the other involved a duty-disability claim for a public-safety employee that remains defended on that legal ground. Both claimants accepted settlement terms offered by the city.
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