High Court Upholds Finding of Fraud

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker had committed fraud by collecting permanent total disability benefits while working. Case: State ex rel. Seibert v. Richard Cyr Inc., No. 2017-0185, 08/22/2019, published. Facts: Kenneth Seibert worked for Richard Cyr Inc., was injured in 1990 and again in 1991. The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation determined he was entitled to benefits, and the Industrial Commission declared him permanently and totally disabled as of 2006. In 2014, the bureau’s Special Investigations Department learned that Seibert had an active groomer/o...