Self-Insured Employer Can Get Reimbursement for VSSR Award

An Ohio appellate court ruled that a self-insured employer was entitled to reimbursement for what it paid to an injured employee before the award was overturned by the state Supreme Court. The Newark Group Inc. is a self-insured employer. It has paid into the state Bureau of Workers' Compensation's Optional Disallowed Claim Reimbursement Program. Informally known as the Sysco fund, the program provides a means through which participating self-insured employers may obtain reimbursement for compensation paid to a claimant whose award is later overturned. In 2012, Newark...