disability News

Ariz. Officer Involved In 6 Kills Gets Disability

A city review board has granted disability retirement to a Scottsdale police officer involved in six deadly shootings over the past decade. The Public Safety Personnel Retirement System board unanimously voted to approve the application for accidental-disability retirement by Officer …

Regulators: Dallas Company to Pay $50K to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit

Regulators say a Dallas-area refrigerated transport company will pay $50,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that Stevens Transport will settle a case involving its refusal to hire a paraplegic man …

Prison Inmates Sues Over Broken Toe, Seeking $2.2M

A Montana State Prison inmate is suing five prison employees for the physical and mental trauma he says he suffered after getting his foot caught in a grain auger at the prison dairy. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported 40-year-old Robert …

Study: Recession Impacts California Workers’ Compensation

More people in California stayed on disability longer because a fewer “light duty” jobs are available in the down economy, authors of a study on worker’s compensation said. The impact of the recession on California’s workers’ compensation system was felt …