Ohio Work Comp News

The latest news about workers compensation in Ohio.
- The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the denial of loss-of-use benefits to a worker with significant limitations to the functional use of his hand. Michael Block suffered injuries in December 2012 when…
- An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who retained the capacity for sedentary employment. Case: State ex rel. Mignella v. Industrial Commission, No.
- An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to mandamus relief from an administrative order granting temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker who had resigned…
- An Ohio appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for an employer based on a lack of evidence caused by the employee’s failure to respond to discovery requests. Case: Shaeffer…
- The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Monday announced that a man convicted of working while receiving benefits paid $42,000 in restitution to the agency. The BWC said it investigated Ashwin…
- The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is finalizing rules that would modify payments for hospital inpatient services and its prescription drug formulary. Proposed changes to both sets of rules are currently…
- An Ohio appellate court upheld the Industrial Commission’s jurisdiction to revisit the denial of a cancer-stricken firefighter’s claim and its decision to award him benefits. Joseph Conley was diagnosed with thyroid…
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued $270,000 in fines for workplace safety violations in an Ohio battery manufacturing facility operating under a joint partnership between General Motors and LG…
- An Ohio appellate court rejected an injured worker’s challenge to the calculation of his average weekly wage. Case: State ex rel. Lott v. Industrial Commission, No. 21AP-552, 09/29/2023, published. Facts: Jason Lott…
- An Ohio appellate court rejected a self-represented worker’s claims that he was denied due process over the alleged wrongful distribution of his benefits to cover his outstanding child support payments. Case:…
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