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PTSD Treatment Covered Under Workers’ Comp for Nebraska Man

An Omaha, Neb., clothing store manager shot up to nine times in an act of revenge for reporting an earlier robbery is entitled to compensation for drug and alcohol rehab and treatment of post-traumatic stress syndrome following the shooting. The …

Ohio Sales Broker Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud

An Ohio man pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud after investigators with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Special Investigations Department (SID) found he was working while receiving benefits following a workplace injury. Richard Matt pleaded guilty in Franklin …

Former Ohio Resident Caught Installing Cable While on Workers’ Comp

A Ohio man owes the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) more than $40,000 after he was discovered working while receiving workers’ comp benefits. Dominic Musarra, who was working as a satellite cable installer in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, pleaded …

Ohio Attorney Who Employed Injured Worker Guilty of Workers’ Comp Fraud

An investigation conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) found a Medina attorney conspired to commit fraud by employing an injured worker she was representing in a workers’ compensation case. Natalie Grubb pleaded guilty to fraud in a …

Ohio Man Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud

A Ohio man has been sentenced for fraud following an Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) investigation that revealed his work as a chef while receiving workers’ compensation benefits. Jean-Michel Matos must repay $17,188.86 he collected while working and simultaneously …