TV Reporter Grills Buehrer Over Plans to Appeal 'Cabal' Ruling

A Columbus television station, NBC4, pressed state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation administrator Stephen Buehrer Wednesday on whether the BWC would appeal a May 15 appellate court ruling that found that “a cabal of BWC bureaucrats” had rigged rates.Buehrer said he was still reviewing his options. He has 45 days to make up his mind, according to the station’s website, nbc4i.com.In 2012, a trial court found that the BWC had unlawfully charged excessive premiums, and it ordered the bureau to repay 270,000 employers $860 million in refunds.Instead of paying those overcharge...