Three recent Ohio Supreme Court cases have addressed the effect of voluntary retirement or job market abandonment on eligibility for disability compensation. State ex rel. Hoffman v. […]
In a recent opinion, the Tenth District Court of Appeals emphasized again how important it is for employers to make sure that their company policies and […]
Under the defense of voluntary abandonment, an employer can block a claimant’s eligibility for future temporary total disability benefits if the employer can show that the […]
On September 18, 2013, the Ohio Supreme Court affirmed a court of appeals decision finding that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) was not required to […]
The Ohio Supreme Court recently limited the opportunity under Ohio’s workers’ compensation laws for the allowance of psychiatric conditions. Armstrong v. John R. Jurgensen Co. (June 14, 2013), […]
Even with the significant protections set forth in Ohio Revised Code Section 2745.01, employers still face potential liability in an intentional tort action if a safety […]
Governor Kasich and the Administrator of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC), Steve Buehrer, recently announced a proposal to pay $1 billion in rebates to private […]
