San Diego Transit Reserves Up 100%, Claims 13%

North County Transit District of San Diego has experienced a 100% increase from just two years ago in its reserves for pending workers' compensation claims even though the volume of those claims has increased only 13%, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. As of June 30, the transit district had $3.8 million in reserves up for 190 claims. Two year ago reserves were set at $1.9 million for 176 open claims. The district has 600 employees. Eighty percent of claims are filed by bus drivers.Directors of the system are upset at the high reserves, and manager of safety and risk for the district, ...