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City Council approves single administrator for sworn workers—comp after heated debate over transition risks
Summary
After hours of public comment and council debate, Los Angeles City Council voted 10-4 to move toward a single third-party administrator for sworn workers' compensation claims, citing roughly $460,000——60,000 in annual savings while staff committed to oversight and contingency planning.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to approve the personnel department—s recommendation to consolidate sworn employees—workers' compensation claims under a single third-party administrator, a move supporters said will cut costs and opponents warned could disrupt service during the transition.
Public commenters and union representatives urged caution. Ron Van Buskirk of Firm Solutions told the council the decision carried a fiscal responsibility question and cautioned, “Please consider that if it ain't broke, don't fix it,” noting the potential for transition errors to erase projected savings. Tim Sands, work-comp chair for the Los Angeles Police Protective League, said his members feared interruptions in service and cited a firefighters—union letter that described…
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