TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with Requests for Awards for approval by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay 1) $72,936.25, and 2) a separate authority to pay $10,000 to resolve vocational rehabilitation benefits for the claim of Patrick Russell; and authority to pay 1) $4,795, 2) a separate authority to pay $4,795, 3) a separate authority to pay $2,070, 4) a separate authority to pay $15,065, and 5) a separate authority to pay $25,932.50 for the claim of James Watson, in compliance with the Appeals Board Orders.
DISCUSSION
Patrick Russell has made a claim for injuries allegedly sustained in the course of his employment with the City of Long Beach. The Economic Development and Finance Committee on July 7, 2009, approved the submission to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of (1) Stipulations with Request for Award at a 65 percent disability rating, with provision for lifetime medical care as may be necessary, and (2) a $10,000.00 buy-out of vocational rehabilitation benefits by the City and Patrick Russell.
AND
James Watson has made a claim for injuries allegedly sustained in the course of his employment with the City of Long Beach. The Economic Development and Finance Committee on July 7, 2009, approved the submission to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of five Stipulations with Request for Award by the City and James Watson, based upon (1) an 11 percent disability rating, with provision for lifetime medical care as may be necessary; (2) an 11 percent disability rating, with provision for lifetime medical care as may be necessary; (3) a 3 percent disability rating, with provision for lifetime medical care as may be necessary; (4) an 18 percent disability rating, with provision for lifetime medical care as may be necessary; and (5) a 27 percent disability rating with provision for lifetime medical care as may be necessary.
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