Auditor: BWC Contractors Overpaid $26,000

Ohio Auditor Keith Faber on Tuesday ordered two contractors to reimburse the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation $26,000 after finding they were allegedly paid for nearly 250 hours of work when they were not on the job. Gowtham Andrajula and Pema Dechen worked as information technology consultants for Simin Solutions Inc, a software firm contracted by Guidesoft to provide services at the BWC office in downtown Columbus. They were required to report hours they worked using the bureau’s timekeeping system. Faber’s office said in a statement it received an anonymous complaint alle...