2014 Bulletins

Question 1

When we violate the contract with Local 127, when it comes to station maintenance, what ACT does it fall under?

Who would issue the violation?

Answer 1

Meyers-Milias-Brown Act

Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) would issue the violation.

Question 2

Freeway emergencies:

Who should we coordinate lane closures with?

Answer 2

CHP

Question 3

What LE Agency has IC and primary investigative authority on unincorporated county roads?

Answer 3

CHP

Question 4

Will CHP assume IC regardless of the size and complexity of the incident?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Issues that cannot be resolved in Unified Command, should rest with what agency?

Answer 5

CHP

Question 6

Just the presence of the first CHP Officer on-scene, does this mean they are the IC?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

What type of scenes are traffic collisions on freeways?

Answer 7

Crime scenes

Question 8

Once a patient is removed from a vehicle on CHP jurisdiction, can we go back and grab a purse or belonging?

Answer 8

Yes, with CHP approval ONLY.

Question 9

What should a company officer do if there is conflict on a freeway with CHP?

Answer 9

Request a BC no-code. The issue should be sent up the chain-of-command.

Question 10

If an employee chooses to attend a medical appointment, work-related, and off-duty, are they eligible for compensation?

Answer 10

NO compensation. They are entitled to mileage reimbursement however.

Question 11

How much time are employees allotted driving to and from work comp appointments?

Answer 11

30 minutes (to/and from)

Question 12

Does an employee need to have medical status documented for PT appointments on the RM-1634 Medical Status Report for Occupational Injury and Illness

Answer 12

NO

Question 13

If an employee has a change in work status while attending an on-duty appointment, what should they do with the RM-1634?

Answer 13

Immediately fax to Risk Management

Question 14

Each employee should complete a monthly mileage expense form when attending work comp appointments in their private vehicles and submit it to?

Answer 14

Risk Management, MS-51B

Question 15

How many visits are accepted for Physical Therapy appointments on the RM-1634? As of 2019?

Answer 15

Three (3) visits now.

Question 16

If an employee should need time off after attending a workers comp appointment, they should do what?

Answer 16

Notify their direct supervisor immediately and fax the RM-1634 to Risk Management

Question 17

Can supervisors keep a working file?

Answer 17

Yes, they may. The employee must be made aware of it and have a chance to review it. The employee may choose to disagree, and they should initial they disagree after the supervisor writes the disagreement down.

Question 18

Working files for employee’s EPR need to be destroyed when?

Answer 18

At the end of the rating period for EPR.

Question 19

How long does an employee have to rebuttal the notes in the working file?

Answer 19

They have thirty (30) days to file a written response to any adverse comment entered in his or her personnel file. The written response must be attached to, and shall accompany, the adverse comment.

Question 20

Notes from an oral counseling/warning need to be documented and sent to who for tracking?

Answer 20

PSU