Court Upholds Reclassification of Workers

An Ohio appellate court upheld a decision by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to change a company’s manual classification code to better reflect the hazards faced by the employees in inspecting and refurbishing acetylene tanks. Case: State ex rel. American Cylinder Enterprises Inc. v. Logue, No. 17AP-831, 05/13/2021, published. Facts:  American Cylinder Enterprises Inc. refurbishes acetylene tanks for requalification and propane cylinder testing. For approximately 11 years, American's workers were assigned manual classification 8720 as specified by the National ...