The Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed a lower’s court’s decision that an injured worker was not entitled to permanent total disability (PTD) benefits because he had abandoned the workforce [State...
Ohio Claimant May Not Receive PTD Benefits Where He Abandons the Workforce Ohio Claimant May Not Receive PTD Benefits Where He Abandons the WorkforceIn a case construing Ohio’s unique law and rules regarding the violation of a specific safety requirement, a state appellate court refused to overturn a decision by the state’s Industrial...
Ohio Fire Department Hit With Safety Penalty Ohio Fire Department Hit With Safety PenaltyAcknowledging that an employee’s refusal of vocational rehabilitation services can constitute voluntary abandonment of the workforce for disability compensation purposes, an Ohio appellate court held that such a refusal does...
Ohio Worker Gets PTD Benefits in Spite of Refusing Vocational Rehab Ohio Worker Gets PTD Benefits in Spite of Refusing Vocational RehabIn order to establish entitlement to an award for permanent partial loss of sight under Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.57(B), a workers’ compensation claimant must submit medical evidence showing the...
Ohio Claimant’s Vision Loss May Not Be Judged Merely by Snellen Fraction Differentials Ohio Claimant’s Vision Loss May Not Be Judged Merely by Snellen Fraction DifferentialsFive Out of Seven Ohio Supreme Court Justices Say Medical Opinion Was Ambiguous In a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed a finding by the Tenth District Court...
Commentary: The Challenges in Dealing With Cautious Medical Testimony Commentary: The Challenges in Dealing With Cautious Medical TestimonyOwner/Employee’s Injuries in Wreck Were Work-Related Despite Fact That Meeting’s Purpose Was Tangential Injuries sustained in an auto accident by the owner/employee of a commercial-vehicle tire changing service as the...
Ohio Court Takes Broad View of “Arising Out of Employment” Ohio Court Takes Broad View of “Arising Out of Employment”An Ohio appellate court has refused to require a claimant seeking PTD benefits to deliver a signed, unlimited medical release to the employer [State ex rel. Costco Wholesale Corp. v....
Ohio Employer Not Entitled to Unlimited Medical Release Ohio Employer Not Entitled to Unlimited Medical ReleaseAn Ohio appellant court recently held that the state’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (“BWC”) was immune from tort liability in a civil action filed against it by the estate of...
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Comp Immune From Tort Liability for Alleged Faulty Inspections Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Comp Immune From Tort Liability for Alleged Faulty InspectionsThe grant of immunity afforded to subcontractors enrolled in an Ohio contractor’s self-insurance plan [see Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4123.35(O)] from claims by employees of another enrolled subcontractor does...
Immunity Afforded to Ohio Subcontractors Under Contractor’s Self-Insurance Plan is Constitutional Immunity Afforded to Ohio Subcontractors Under Contractor’s Self-Insurance Plan is ConstitutionalInjuries Sustained in Nearby Parking Lot Were Compensable Where an Ohio data entry worker had clocked out for lunch, exited the building, and fell in a nearby parking lot, breaking...
Ohio’s “Zone of Employment” Rule Protects Worker Who Clocked Out for Lunch Ohio’s “Zone of Employment” Rule Protects Worker Who Clocked Out for LunchA worker, who sustained severe injuries, including a left-hand amputation and major depressive disorder, while performing routine maintenance on the employer’s conveyor belt system, is not entitled to additional compensation...
Ohio Commission Erred in Assessing Penalties Against Employer for Safety Violations Ohio Commission Erred in Assessing Penalties Against Employer for Safety ViolationsAs most of us are aware, OSHA’s final rule regarding, inter alia, anti-retaliation protections within the workplace was published May 12, 2016. Technically effective on August 10, 2016, OSHA delayed...
Ohio Decision Illustrates Conflict Between OSHA’s New Anti-Retaliation Rule and Drug-Free Workplace Policies Ohio Decision Illustrates Conflict Between OSHA’s New Anti-Retaliation Rule and Drug-Free Workplace Policies