Legal Opinion
Stephens v. County of Tulare
California Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 2006No. S129794PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
We must decide whether a county employee was dismissed for disability within the meaning of Government Code section 31725. If he was so dismissed, because the county board of retirement ruled he was not entitled to a disability retirement the county would be required to reinstate him to his old job, together with back wages and benefits. Because we conclude the trial court ruled correctly that the employee was not dismissed from his job, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeal.
FACTS
John Stephens began working for the Tulare County Sheriff-Coroner as a detention…
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