Union Study: Schools Overcharged for Comp Coverage

A food service consulting group alleges in a new report that private food service companies operating public school cafeterias may have overcharged New Jersey public schools by $12 million, including inflated bills for workers' compensation and liability insurance coverage.The report, entitled, "Hard to Swallow: Do Private Food Service Companies Shortchange New Jersey's Schools?" was released Wednesday by the Clarion Group and financed by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).Clarion said it found significant problems in the handling of New Jersey school cafeterias by privat...