OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
Long Beach, California
DAWN McINTOSH
City Attorney
GARY ANDERSON
Assislant City Attorney
June 6. 2023
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
City of Long Beach
California
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation to authorize the City Attorney to submit two Stipulations with Request for Award for approval by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay 1) $27,695.00, and also 2) separate authority to pay $80,982.50 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Mario Talavera.
DISCUSSION:
Mario Talavera has made a claim for injuries allegedly sustained in the course of his employment with the City of Long Beach. The Government Operations and Efficiency Committee on May 23, 2023, approved the submission to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of two Stipulations with Request for Award by the City and Mario Talavera, based upon a 1) a 24 percent disability rating, with provision for lifetime medical care as may be necessary, and 2) a 51 percent disability rating, with provision for lifetime medical care as may be necessary..
SUGGESTION ACTION:
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully submitted.
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
By:
Anne C. Lattime
Principal Deputy City Attorney
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City Hall 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9"'Floor, Long Beach, California 90802 (562)570-2200 Fax (562) 436-1579 Workers' CornpniMtioa Division (562) 570-2245 Fax (562) 570-2220 C-12