A controversy is unfolding inside the Riverside Police Department after three officers who previously served in the U.S. military were notified that the department intends to terminate their employment. The dispute centers on disabled veteran license plates displayed on their personal vehicles.
It raised questions about how military disability ratings are interpreted in the workplace.
According to reports, the three officers are all veterans who served in either the U.S. Army or the Marine Corps. Each of them holds a 100 percent disability rating from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. In California, that rating allows veterans to qualify for disabled veteran license plates, which provide certain benefits including parking privileges and fee exemptions…