市職員の過労死認定 残業月120h超 - Yahoo!ニュース

This page reports that a 51-year-old municipal employee in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture, who died by suicide in May 2022, has been officially recognized as a case of occupational disaster resulting from overwork. He worked over 120 hours of overtime monthly for two consecutive months. The Local Public Service Personnel Disaster Compensation Fund's Nagano Branch Screening Committee made this determination. The bereaved family held a press conference in Tokyo and announced plans to file a damages lawsuit against the municipality. The article highlights the necessity of workplace improvements to prevent karoshi deaths.