Workers' Compensation in Ohio

Workers' Compensation in Ohio
Author: Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives. Commerce and Labor Committee
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Release: 1979
Genre: Workers' compensation
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Report of Investigation

Report of Investigation
Author: Ohio. Office of Inspector General
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Release: 2013
Genre: Nepotism
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The Office of the Ohio Inspector General received information from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (OBWC) on July 9, 2012, alleging that Michael Travis, chief ombudsperson, Workers' Compensation Ombudsperson System, was teaching college courses at Columbus State Community College (CSCC) on Mondays and Wednesdays during times when Travis was being paid to be at work for the state of Ohio. OBWC Special Investigations confirmed through the CSCC website that Travis was teaching a Business Organization class for the summer quarter on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. OBWC preliminarily reviewed Travis' access card data (parking lot and door entrances), Travis' timesheets and requests for leave, Outlook 1 calendar appointments, and print logs. During the initial review of the complaint and in a separate complaint received on September 11, 2012, it was alleged Travis was allowing his daughter, Allison Travis, an employee at the Ohio Industrial Commission (OIC), to use his parking access card to park on the OBWC surface lot on days when he parked there as well, resulting in double parking, and transferring his state-issued parking access card to Allison on days when he was out of the office. In addition to Allison, Travis' son was also employed at the OIC, and a review was conducted to determine if Travis used his position to obtain employment for his children.