Worker's Fraud Results in Award Declared Overpayment

An Ohio appellate court rescinded a worker’s award of permanent total disability benefits, finding he had engaged in fraud by collecting compensation while he was working. Kenneth G. Holbrook worked for Sunfall Enterprises Inc. He suffered injuries at work in July 1988. His workers’ compensation claim was allowed for multiple conditions. Holbrook then began working for his own company, Ken Holbrook Carpentry & Painting. He injured his back at work in February 1999. His workers’ compensation claim was allowed for a back sprain and sciatica. In December 2007, Holbrook ap...