An Ohio appellate court last week declined to disturb a trial judge's grant of summary judgment declaring the state's electronic benefits transfer program unlawful.
Participation in the EBT program is mandatory for all workers who are entitled to receive indemnity benefits and do not authorize the payment of these benefits by direct deposit.
The program is administered by JPMorgan Chase Bank, which maintains individual accounts for each worker. The Bureau of Workers' Compensation deposits benefit payments into the claimants' accounts, and the workers can access the funds by u...
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