On January 28, Plain Dealer reporter Bob Paynter wrote a front page story on how the soaring rates of the workers’ compensation group- rating program was adversely affecting small businesses in Ohio.

Courts in recent years have upheld the workers' compensation rights of injured immigrant employees, regardless of legal status. Only one state — Wyoming — excludes illegal immigrants from the workers' compensation system. Ohio may become the second.

It does not get much more stressful than the experience of admitting a cherished family member to a nursing home. Unfortunately, this experience is all too common in Ohio and across the U.S., with nearly 1.5 million patients currently in long-term care facilities.