At a press conference with Ohio Governor John Kasich on Tuesday, BWC Administrator Sarah Morrison announced that the Bureau is recommending $1.5 billion in rebates to Ohio employers. If the rebates are approved, rebate checks amounting to 85% of premiums paid for the policy year ending June 30, 2017 will be mailed to employers this … Continue reading Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Proposes $1.5 Billion Rebate
Month: April 2018
Ohio Supreme Court Holds That Employers’ Subrogation Interest Vests at the Time of the Injury
Last week, in Bur. Of Workers’ Comp. v. Verlinger, Slip Opinion No. 2018-Ohio-1481, the Supreme Court held that the BWC’s right of subrogation vests at the time of the injury or death that occurred during the course of employment. This decision is important because, before this decision, injured workers would assert that the employer/BWC’s subrogation … Continue reading Ohio Supreme Court Holds That Employers’ Subrogation Interest Vests at the Time of the Injury
Medicare Set-Aside Facts and Fiction-Part II
Here is the second part of my article for the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal. There are some resources at the end of the article that might be helpful if you need to contact CMS regarding any MSA issues or, as discussed in this part of the article, if you are dealing with any Medicaid lien … Continue reading Medicare Set-Aside Facts and Fiction-Part II
Medicare Set-Aside Facts and Fiction
With speaking at SIGO's education day, writing an article for the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and getting ready for another CLE, I've been a little delinquent with the blog, so my apologies. I've decided to use some of the material I put together for those events in the blog. This is Part One of an article I'm … Continue reading Medicare Set-Aside Facts and Fiction
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