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U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood announced federal guidance on Jan. 26, 2010, to expressly prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks, buses and vans. The prohibition is effective immediately and applies to interstate truck drivers and commercial bus and van drivers who carry more than eight passengers. Truck and […]

June Ann Lucena, a correctional officer at California’s Folsom State Prison, fell about 20 feet off a guard tower in 1999. She filed for workers’ compensation and disability retirement because, even after surgery, Lucena said she wasn’t any better and couldn’t return to work.Although the injury was real, her disability seemed less than permanent. One