Coffelt v. City of Omaha

On June 14,1981, Thomas L. Coffelt, an Omaha policeman, sustained personal injury while on duty. A neurological surgeon operated on Coffelt for a herniated disk on August 14 and advised Coffelt against doing any heavy lifting. Coffelt was placed on departmental “injured on duty” status, which meant no work of any kind. Notwithstanding his “injured on duty” status, Coffelt performed construction work at a restaurant and was thereafter suspended from the police department on November 3. At the hearing before the City of Omaha Police and Fire Retirement System board of trustees, evidence…