Resolution No. 208246
RESOLUTION NO 2082
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CYPRESS REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3202
OF THE LABOR CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the City of Cypress is greatly concerned about the costly abuses
which have been occurring in the areas of industrial injury and disability
retirements, and,
WHEREAS the City believes that the primary reason for said abuses is the
mandate to the courts as provided in Section 3202 of the Labor Code that these
tribunals "liberally construe" the provisions of Division IV and Division V
'with the purpose of extending their benefits for the protection of persons
injured in the course of their employment, and
WHEREAS Assemblyman Paul Bannai (Gardena) has proposed legislation in the
past, in an attempt to amend Section 3202 of the Labor Code by substituting
the words "fair and equitable" for the word "liberally," for consideration by
State Legislature and
WHEREAS, such proposed legislation is believed by the City of Cypress
to provide a significant contribution to the effort of eliminating costly
abuses which have been and are occurring in the areas of industrial injury and
disability retirements
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cypress
endorses legislation by the State of California to amend Section 3202 of the
Labor Code of the State of California from "liberally construed' to 'fair and
equitable " This resolution shall be directed to our State representatives,
and the Orange County Division League of California Cities
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cypress at a
regular meeting held on the 12th day of March 1979
ATTEST -
CITY CLERK OF THE C4OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
I DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the
said City Council held on the 12th day of March, 1979, by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS Evans, Lacayo, MacLain Rowan and Hudson
NOES- 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS- None
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CITY CLERK -OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS