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MATTHEW GOOSEV vs. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION; legally uninsured STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND/STATE CONTRACT SERVICES adjusting agent

Filed: Oct 14, 2019
Fresno
ADJ11622311

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This case involves a firefighter injured on June 13, 2018, who received temporary disability payments and was terminated by his employer. The employer sought reconsideration of the award, arguing the employee was not entitled to payments because modified work would have been offered but for his termination. The Board denied reconsideration, finding the employer failed to prove the termination was for good cause, a necessary prerequisite to ceasing temporary disability payments. The employer did not sufficiently demonstrate that the employee's alleged misconduct warranted termination under company policy.

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This case involves a firefighter injured on June 13, 2018, who received temporary disability payments and was terminated by his employer. The employer sought reconsideration of the award, arguing the employee was not entitled to payments because modified work would have been offered but for his termination. The Board denied reconsideration, finding the employer failed to prove the termination was for good cause, a necessary prerequisite to ceasing temporary disability payments. The employer did not sufficiently demonstrate that the employee's alleged misconduct warranted termination under company policy.

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