A presumption for certain public safety officers that a hernia, pneumonia, or heart trouble arising during service is in the course of employment is codified in which Labor Code section?

• A. Labor Code 3212
• B. Labor Code 4062
• C. Labor Code 4610
• D. Labor Code 129

Answer: (A)

Public safety officers have a statutory presumption that certain illnesses arising in the line of duty are considered to occur in the course of employment. This shifts the burden to the employer to show otherwise, making it easier for those officers to receive workers’ compensation benefits for on-duty incidents. This presumption is codified in Labor Code section 3212, which specifically recognizes conditions like hernia, pneumonia, or heart trouble that arise during service as being in the course of employment. The other Labor Code sections address different parts of the workers’ compensation system, such as medical treatment decisions or appeals, not the on-duty presumption for public safety officers.