For City Council Meeting July 22, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Shama P. Curian, Director of Human Resources & Risk Management
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No.8374 Approving the Industrial Disability Retirement of John Hollander and Adopt Resolution No. 8375 Approving the Industrial Disability Retirement for Donna Crow.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommended that the City Council:
1) Adopt a Resolution approving the Industrial Disability Retirement for John Hollander, and;
2) Adopt a Resolution approving the Industrial Disability Retirement of Donna Crow.
BACKGROUND
John Hollander is a 54-year-old Fire Engineer/Paramedic hired on June 11, 2007. Mr. Hollander has two workers' compensation claims that have been accepted and determined to have arisen out of employment with the City of Rialto.
On November 16, 2021, Mr. Hollander sustained an injury to his lower back while reaching over a gurney to assist a patient, at which time he experienced a sharp pain. Subsequently, on February 5, 2022, he suffered a right shoulder injury while lifting and carrying a patient using a sheet to transfer the individual to a gurney located outside. During the lift, while holding the sheet near the patient's hips, he experienced a burning sensation accompanied by pain in his right shoulder. Both claims were accepted as being industrial and arising out of the course of performing his usual and customary duties as a Fire Engineer.
An MRI of Mr. Hollander's lumbar spine was performed on December 23, 2021, revealing multilevel disc bulging and moderate to severe facet arthropathy. He underwent conservative treatment, including physical therapy, and continued working regular duty. His initial treating physician, Dr. Wood, did not recommend surgery. On April 5, 2022, Mr. Hollander was evaluated by Dr. Chon for his back, and was diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine. He was then placed off of w...
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