Ohio Work Comp News

The latest news about workers compensation in Ohio.
- An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s effort to challenge a decision by the Industrial Commission finding he had suffered an intervening injury sufficient to break the…
- The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a man who failed to disclose he was the owner of a company while receiving temporary disability benefits was ordered to pay…
- The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission affirmed three of four citations issued to a Cleveland-based crane company after a jib fell from a crane and seriously injured an employee. The…
- An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker should have been ineligible for temporary total disability benefits after she quit her job to move out of state with her husband. Case:…
- The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced rules that would allow payment for spinal cord stimulators, pending a “common-sense” review.” The rules would allow payment for spinal cord stimulators for conditions…
- An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a discrimination and retaliation action against an employer for allegedly terminating an injured worker, her son and her boyfriend after she fell while…
- The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will open its annual Medical & Health Symposium Thursday. The three-day event features educational sessions with well-known experts addressing health and medical issues. Friday morning, Dr.
- An Ohio appellate court upheld a grant of a new hearing to an injured worker because he had not received notice of the initial hearing on his claim. Case: State ex rel.
- The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has expanded its School Safety and Security Grant to help cover the costs of improvements to heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Additional funding of $15,000…
- An Ohio appellate court upheld a calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage based on her income from the six weeks she had worked for her time-of-injury employer. Case: State ex…
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