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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to remove the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (OBWC) as a defendant. The Board found that OBWC, as an Ohio state agency, is not authorized to write workers' compensation insurance in California and therefore cannot be held liable for awards made in California. The employer, Cleveland Cavaliers, was found to have failed to secure proper compensation insurance under California law.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to remove the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (OBWC) as a defendant. The Board found that OBWC, as an Ohio state agency, is not authorized to write workers' compensation insurance in California and therefore cannot be held liable for awards made in California. The employer, Cleveland Cavaliers, was found to have failed to secure proper compensation insurance under California law.
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