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Financial bar raised for workers’ compensation settlements requiring School Board approval

By TREVON MILLIARD LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
May 8, 2014 - 6:17 pm
 

Settlements paid out by the Clark County School District will have to reach new heights before being brought to the School Board in public meetings, according to a policy change approved on Thursday in reaction to a change in state law.

Whereas the district’s previous policy only brought settlements, awards and payments for workers’ compensations claims to the School Board for $75,000 or more, that threshold is now $100,000.

The reason is a change to tort law increasing the maximum amount that a school district can be liable for from $75,000 to $100,000, according to district Chief Financial Officer Jim McIntosh. While that change occurred three years ago, the district hadn’t experienced many $100,000 payouts until recently, he said.

Contact Trevon Milliard at tmilliard@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0279. Find him on Twitter: @TrevonMilliard.

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