Judge Will Send Ergonomics Standard – Back to Board

SACRAMENTO - After hearing testimony most of the day September 5 about the shortcomings of General Industry 5110 (ergonomics), Judge James T. Ford announced his ruling. He took up each of the parties' arguments in turn and either accepted or rejected them. The small employer exemption and subpart (c) were found wanting.Labor, represented by attorneys Donald Carroll, Frances Schrieberg and Stephen Berzon, was the big winner. The trucking interests, represented by Pamela Hemminger (Gibson, Dunn & Cru