Baltimore Ravens, Inc. v. Self-Insuring Employers Evaluation Board

Appellants Ricky Bolden, Paul Farren, Mark Harper, Lee Jones, and Stacey Hairston were formerly employed as professional football *450players by appellee, Baltimore Ravens, Inc., and had played for appellee when it was doing business as the Cleveland Browns. Each player filed a complaint with the Self-Insuring Division of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, alleging that the team had failed to pay workers’ compensation benefits as previously ordered by the Industrial Commission of Ohio. The bureau found all five complaints valid and referred them to appellant, the Self-Insuring Employers…