CINCINNATI -- The National Football League Players Association has warned members that the Cincinnati Bengals are looking to alter workers' compensation laws in Ohio.
In communications issued on Saturday night, the NFLPA told players that the Bengals are seeking to introduce legislation that limits professional athletes who have been under contract for five or more years from obtaining permanent partial disability compensation.
The players' union believes the new legislation will require those athletes to pay for their own medical care at billed amounts instead of any reduced rates available under Ohio's workers' compensation laws. The alert from the NFLPA appears to be preemptive ahead of any proposed legislation that will be filed during the current session of the Ohio General Assembly.