Court Tosses Premium Assessment over Allegedly Misclassified Cable Installers

An Ohio appellate court overturned a decision by the Bureau of Workers' Compensation assessing an additional $346,817.55 in premiums against a cable installation company for allegedly misclassifying its workers as independent contractors. Case: State ex rel. Ugicom Enterprises v. Buehrer, No. 13AP-527, 11/06/2014, published. Facts: Ugicom Enterprises is an Ohio corporation engaged in the business of laying outside cable lines exclusively for Time Warner Cable. Ugicom operates from a web-based virtual office. It receives work orders from TWC and posts them on its website. Ugicom'...