School Bus Attendant Gets Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits

A New York appellate court ruled that a school bus attendant was entitled to accidental disability retirement benefits for her injuries from a fall while disembarking from a bus. Case: Matter of Larivey v. DiNapoli, No. 526687, 01/03/2019, published. Facts: Becky Larivey worked as a bus attendant for a school district for four years. School was closed when she reported to work on March 21, 2014, and she was directed to proceed to the maintenance building to assist in washing buses that day. After rinsing off several buses, Larivey began cleaning the bus to which she was normally a...