Supreme Court Gets Opening Brief in Challenge to 'Employer Consent' Statute

Yet another state Supreme Court is wrestling with the constitutionality of its comp scheme, although this time it's not about a limitation on attorney fees or benefits. Ohio's high court will be deciding the validity of a state law that prohibits injured workers from dismissing appeals initiated by their employers without their employer's consent. The state is arguing that the limitation "prevents an employer from paying benefits that it is challenging on appeal while the employee delays that appeal," as it "returns control of the employer’s appeal to th...