Cities Want Limits on Comp Benefits for Retirees

Claiming that injured workers often supplement their ample disability pension payments with lifetime workers' compensation benefits, municipalities in New York are seeking legislation that would create offsets to limit their total payouts. But police and firefighters vow to fight the lobbying effort supported by Gov. George Pataki and the Business Council of New York State. "We will oppose this with all our might," said Charlie Morello, president of the New York State Professional Firefighters Association. On its Web site, the Business Council suggests that certain municipal worker...