News Digest 5/11/2007

Shoulder Injury Doesn’t Stop Her from Rocking Out in Europe Four New York City Transit Authority employees—two bus drivers, a subway train operator and a subway car inspector—face charges of … Read More »

News Digest 5/7/2007

Muni Drivers Assaulted, Then Left in the Lurch by Comp System Many passenger attacks on employees of San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency go unreported. In addition to a perceived lack … Read More »

News Digest 3/26/2007

Free Screening Offered to Former Livermore Lab Workers Former employees of Lawrence Livermore and Sandia/California National laboratories are eligible for free medical screening to determine if they have any health … Read More »

News Digest 3/21/2007

Former Defense Workers’ Cancer Claims Mired in Red Tape In Ventura County, many cancer-stricken former Rocketdyne employees who are seeking compensation through the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program have … Read More »

News Digest 8/7/2006

Ridgecrest to Cover Volunteers at City Events The Ridgecrest, Calif. city council passes a resolution declaring certain volunteers at city-sponsored events city employees who are thus eligible for workers’ compensation … Read More »

News Digest 7/27/2006

Kern County Board Mulls Benefits for Ex-Supervisor’s Widow The Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association board was scheduled yesterday to hear a recommendation to deny disability retirement benefits to the widow … Read More »

News Digest 7/17/2006

Colorado Appeals Court Countenances Horseplay The Colorado Court of Appeals rules that a bakery worker who experienced wrist and hernia injuries after slipping while pretending to kick a coworker can … Read More »

News Digest 6/23/2006

State Fund’s Santa Rosa Employees Tout Charity Achievements State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Santa Rosa District Office employees have raised nearly $50,000 over the past decade for various charities, including $3,000 … Read More »