LISBON - Columbiana County Board of Developmental Disabilities members agreed Tuesday to hire a private eye to look into Workers' Compensation issues with employees.
Superintendent William Devon cited the high cost of employee claims the last few years as the reason for the action.
"I think we're exceedingly high," he said by phone.
The cost of claims last year was about $473,000 and this year's claims will go over $400,000. He explained that Boards of Developmental Disabilities across the state are generally the highest when it comes to Workers' Compensation claims.
Considering some of their clients can be hard to handle due to their challenges, it's to be expected, but he said recent years have been costly. The CCBDD has the highest amount for claims of all government agencies in the county.
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