The passing of a dear friend,

It is sad news to report that Deputy Labor Commissioner Nita Chopra died while on vacation in India. She suffered a massive heart attack. She did a great job at the Santa Ana office and was liked by all. There are a few of those co-workers who will miss her terribly.

The Santa Ana office is now down to 3.5 conference deputies (Bruce, Kim, Chris, and 1/2 of Eveanna). I assume that there will be a shuffle of case loads and an unknown delay in bringing another conference deputy into the mix, as this could not have been predicted by anyone at DLSE.

Words are hard to find, and she will be missed.