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Auditor finds Sheriff's Department implemented 3 of 6 workers' compensation fixes

Three recommendations remain partially done, including monitoring of claim forms and retraining supervisors on injury paperwork.

Board of Supervisors· posted Jun 23Report

Sheriff's Department employees who are hurt on the job should get claim forms within 24 hours and have injury investigations properly reviewed, steps the Auditor-Controller found are not yet fully in place. The Department says it will finish two items by July 24, 2026 and a policy update by October 23, 2026.

What happens next

Auditor-Controller will follow up on the two outstanding Priority 2 recommendations · Jul 24

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