Quote of the day
“We are glad to be able to return these funds to public employers and hope that the funds will allow public employers to reinvest in their employees.”
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine
Ohio BWC returns $172M to public employers; Dayton to collect $1.85M
The city of Dayton will collect nearly $1.85 million from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation as part of the agency’s rollout of $172 million in dividend checks to public employers. The top three recipients are the city of Columbus, the city of Cleveland, and Columbus City Schools. Dayton Daily News
Pennsylvania father-daughter team charged with workers’ comp scam
A father and daughter in Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania have been charged after with collecting thousands of dollars in workers’ compensation claims using a forgery scheme that turned checks into pre-paid credit cards. ABC27
Illinois: Who covers workers’ comp after a merger?
An Illinois appellate court earlier this month recently addressed whether a company was obligated to give a trucker a workers’ comp payout after it merged with another company. Land Line
New York: Firefighters end firematics drill team
The Copenhagen, New York Volunteer Fire Department has decided to officially put an end to its drill team after several team members were injured, leading to increased workers’ compensation costs. WWNY (Watertown, N.Y.)