Perspective
Jan. 3, 2014
Can off-duty cops get hurt on the job?
The 3rd District is considering the question. By Scott Wm. Davenport
Generally, the workers' compensation system provides for benefits when an injured worker suffers an injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment. These benefits are expanded when a worker provides additional duties at the request or expectation of the employer. But what happens where the employee is a police officer and the expected activity is that the officer maintain a certain level of physical fitness? In other w...
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