State ex rel. Patterson v. City of Youngstown

The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether Section 163.10 of the Youngstown City Ordinances requires an employee to reimburse the city for wages paid as injured-on-duty leave if the employee recovers lost wages in a settlement or judgment against a third party.

Section 163.10 provides in part:

“All regular full-time salaried or hourly rated employees of the City injured and incapacitated in the actual discharge of their duty, who as a result thereof, are compelled to be absent from duty, shall be entitled to leave of absence with pay subject to the following .conditions:

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