Task Force on Competitive Workers' Comp Drafts Recommendations

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefOne day before its legislatively scheduled demise, the Ohio Competitive Workers’ Compensation Task Force met to adopt a final report to state officials and legislative leaders on possible changes to the state’s monopoly workers’ compensation system.Sen. Timothy Grendell, R-Chesterland, distributed a draft report Tuesday to task force members, including the conclusion that Ohio “owes it to its business owners, particularly small business owners, to continue to consider a workers’ compensation marketplace alternative” to the c...