Ohio Work Comp News

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

The latest news about workers compensation in Ohio.

• 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…
• Business Owner Owes BWC $100,000 for Fraud
  April 25, 2022
  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…
• Review Commission Affirms Three of Four Citations Issued in Crush Incident
  April 22, 2022
  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…
• No TTD for Injured Worker Who Quit Job to Move Out of State
  April 13, 2022
  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:…
• Spinal Cord Stimulator Rules Up for Review
  April 12, 2022
  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…
• Employer Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims of Discrimination, Retaliation
  April 7, 2022
  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…
• BWC Symposium Opens Thursday
  April 6, 2022
  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.
• Worker Who Didn't Receive Notice of Court Date Gets New Hearing on Claim
  April 1, 2022
  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.
• BWC Expands School Safety and Security Grant to Include HVAC Improvements
  March 11, 2022
  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…
• Court Upholds Calculation of Worker's AWW Based on 6 Weeks of Income
  March 10, 2022
  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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