L.A. County demands more oversight of workers' compensation
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
Employees who said they were not allowed back to work have received large payouts. County officials expect to pay $407 million in comp claims this fiscal year, up from $288 million last fiscal year. Peter "Navy" Tuiasosopo had only worked as a Los Angeles County probation officer for 180 days when he left work after suffering two on-the-job injuries in 2000 -- straining his shoulder closing...