Thursday, September 4, 2014

Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation Lawsuit Settlement over fraud BWC charges

Non-group employers who have BWC policy and paid overcharged premiums can claim refund into the BWC compensation class action settlement at OhioBWCLawsuit.com.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has come across the class action settlement regarding premium charges to private Ohio employers and employees. A class action refund of $420 million has been declared to offer refund to Ohio Bureau employers who have paid premiums as non-group rated employers in certain occupational classifications for policy years 2001-2008.

Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation Lawsuit Settlement for overcharging

San Allen and other class members have filed the class action against BWC claiming that BWC has cheat plaintiffs by overcharging them for workers’ compensation premiums. Overcharging premium leads BWC to violations of the Ohio Constitution. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has denied about any kind of overcharging to employer’s premiums. But BWC is agreed to resolve the lawsuit to reduce future expenses.

All private non-group rated employers who have one or more policy from 2001-2008 and paid excessive as well as unreasonable high base rate are considered as a eligible class member to claim compensation into the BWC premium charges class action settlement.

Refund amount of class action varies person to person. Class members have to fill complete claim form with all important documents attached and mail it to Claims Administrator before deadline October 22, 2014. Final hearing of class action is going to conduct on November 19, 2014.

Highlights of Home Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Class Action Settlement:

Official class action settlement site: ohiobwclawsuit.com
Sample claim form: ohiobwclawsuit.com

Class administrator address:
San Allen Inc. v. Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
c/o GCG
P.O. Box 10107
Dublin, OH 43017-3107
844-322-8230
questions@OhioBWCLawsuit.com

Deadline to submit claim form: October 22, 2014
Final hearing date: November 19, 2014
Proof of Purchase: Claim form with completed W-9

Eligibility: Every class member who is private non-group rated employers and have one or more policy years from 2001-2008 and satisfy following condition than he can claim file into the settlement:
  • subscribed to the state workers’ compensation fund
  • were not group-rated
  • reported payroll and paid premiums in a manual classification with excessive and unreasonable high base rates
Class Counsel:
GARSON JOHNSON, LLC
DWORKEN & BERNSETIN CO. L.P.A.

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