The Ohio Industrial Commission has just announced that in-person hearings are scheduled to resume on July 6, 2021. During the pandemic, hearings were conducted telephonically and […]
With the total number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio continuing to increase every day, along with the number of deaths and extended hospitalizations, there is no […]
On April 10, 2020, the Administrator for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Stephanie B. McCloud, announced that the governing board for the Bureau had unanimously […]
As we previously communicated, the Ohio Industrial Commission began conducting workers’ compensation hearings by phone as of March 18, 2020 in response to Covid-19. We have […]
As part of the state’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 27, 2020, Governor DeWine signed H.B. 197 into law. The legislation attempts […]
In a recent decision, the Ohio Supreme Court confirmed that expert medical evidence is required to support an application for an award under ORC 4123.57(B) for […]
The Ohio Supreme Court was recently faced with the question of whether the Industrial Commission can require a claimant to submit to a second medical examination […]
The details are crucial when attempting to use the defense of voluntary abandonment of the work force to defeat requests for permanent total disability (PTD) or […]
The Ohio Supreme Court was faced with an appellate court decision upholding the Industrial Commission’s award of permanent partial disability to a claimant who had previously […]