Former Dann aide facing workers compensation board

COLUMBUS — Anthony Gutierrez made his case before a state panel Thursday that he should not have to pay workers compensation costs for four workers at his home remodeling business.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation has taken the opposite position as part of the legal actions against the man hand-picked by Marc Dann to serve as general services director and who played a central role in the scandal that led to the former attorney general’s resignation last year.

Gutierrez appeared before a Bureau of Workers Compensation’s committee in Columbus that will determine whether he should have to pay restitution of up to $6,700 in the case.

The panel will announce its decision within the next week.

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