A California appellate court upheld an award of service-connected disability retirement benefits for a county employee who suffered an on-the-job back injury.
As a child, Charlotte Trent had scoliosis with attendant back problems. In 1984, she underwent back surgery to have rods put in place in order to support her spine.
In 1999, the County of Fresno hired Trent as an office assistant. She went to work in the private sector between 2002 and 2004, then returned to working for the county on a full-time basis as an account clerk.
In 2012, Trent was coming up a flight of stairs when she c...
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