Ohio Work Comp News

Published by Howdy Workers on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021

The latest news about workers compensation in Ohio.

• High Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to VSSR Award
  June 23, 2022
  The Supreme Court of Ohio rejected an employer’s challenges to a Court of Appeals decision upholding an enhanced award of benefits to an injured worker based on the company's failure…
• Worker Can't Get Pension, Health or Welfare Benefits Added to AWW Calculation
  June 15, 2022
  An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an increase of his average weekly wage by including the value of his pension, health and welfare benefits…
• Alleged Mail Delay Doesn't Excuse Untimeliness of Worker's Appeal
  June 2, 2022
  An Ohio appellate court ruled that an appeal allegedly affected by an 11-day mailing delay was not timely filed. Case: Soltis v. Comfort Keepers, No. 110792, 05/19/2022, published. Facts: Rose M. Soltis…
• Court: Health Care Workers Didn't Commit Misconduct in Forming Rival Practice
  June 1, 2022
  An Ohio appellate court upheld a judgment that a group of workers who left a health care business serving workers’ compensation claimants did not engage in any wrongdoing by forming their own similar…
• BWC Hosts Public Forum Today
  June 1, 2022
  The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation board of directors is hosting a public forum in Cambridge today. Board members will discuss the BWC and how policy decisions are made. The forum…
• Sums Paid by BWC for Doctor's Record Review Can't Be Included in Subrogation Interest
  May 31, 2022
  An Ohio appellate court ruled that the expense paid by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for a doctor’s record review and report cannot be encompassed in its subrogation interest. Case: Thomas…
• Split Supreme Court Upholds Finding That Cable Installers Were Misclassified
  May 26, 2022
  A divided Ohio Supreme Court upheld a determination that a cable installation provider misclassified its workers as independent contractors. Ugicom Enterprises Inc. is an Ohio corporation that contracts with Time Warner…
• Court Overturns Denial of PTSD Benefits for Worker Whose Arm Was Mangled
  May 24, 2022
  An Ohio appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment denying benefits for a worker’s claim of post-traumatic stress disorder following an accident that mangled her left arm. Case: Johnson v.
• Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Latest Challenge to BWC Debit Card Program
  May 20, 2022
  An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s latest effort to obtain compensation for fees that were allegedly deducted from his benefits as part of the state’s debit…
• Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Effort to Challenge Finding of Intervening Injury
  May 5, 2022
  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…

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