Ohio employers could share refunds totaling $861 million if a court decision holding that the state workers' compensation fund overcharged employers is upheld.

Judge Richard J. McMonagle of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court (Cleveland) made such a ruling March 3 and will hold a hearing on the decision March 14.

James DeRoche, a partner at Seaman Garson L.L.C., Cleveland, says McMonagle could finalize the decision that day or shortly afterwards.

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