Court Upholds SCIF's Suspension of Attorney for Repeated Failure of Cybersecurity Tests

A California appellate court upheld the suspension of a State Compensation Insurance Fund attorney from her position due to her repeated failure of internal cybersecurity tests. Case: Bedrossian v. California State Personnel Board (State Compensation Insurance Fund), No. B349445, 07/28/2026, unpublished. Facts: Sylvia Bedrossian worked as a staff attorney for State Compensation Insurance Fund, litigating workers’ compensation cases. Her position required that she work with confidential and sensitive information. SCIF requires that all employees take cybersecurity awareness and privacy...