REGUL TION
RO DBLOCK
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Citing his own experience, Bennett
pointed to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’
Compensation as an agency in need of
regulation reform. According to Bennett,
ATD was required to hire its own legal
counsel and investigators, and commit
internal resources to combat fraudulent
claims. While successful to date, Bennett said that the BWC has done nothing
to ensure that ATD will be reimbursed for
the costs it incurred throughout the investigation – on the contrary, ATD is now
required to pay higher workers’ compensation premiums, a decision the company continues to contest.
“We are fighting the good fight,” said Bennett. “All we want are reforms that are
reasonable and fair. If Ohio is going to allow businesses to grow and attract other
businesses to the state, we must be a
business-friendly state. The current workers’ compensation system can directly
inhibit that goal through its cumbersome
processes and punitive premiums.”
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