Our Blog Posts Help You Understand Your Ohio Workers’ Compensation Coverage
Many work injury victims qualify for more than one type of payment. In our legal blog, we explore different kinds of benefits available to injured employees, including workers’ compensation and filing lawsuits against an employer.
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Can I be Fired For Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim in Ohio? Can you be fired for filing a workers' compensation claim in Ohio? The short answer to this is no, but sometimes the reasons for a firing aren't clear cut. -
When A Work Injury Prevents Returning To My Job in Ohio Some on-the-injuries will prevent a worker from being able to return to the same job. Learn your options if you are no longer able to perform your job duties. -
3 Things To Know When Claiming Ohio Workers Compensation In my experience, there are three things that, if not done properly or not done at all, greatly increase the odds that your Ohio workers compensation claim -
What is Voluntary Abandonment of Employment? It's hard to conceive of a bigger hot button issue in Ohio workers' compensation over the past few years than voluntary abandonment of employment. -
Are You An Employee or An Independent Contractor? To reduce workers' compensation premiums, some companies try to characterize their employees as independent contractors. This has the effect of shifting -
What is a Workers’ Compensation Claim? Workers' comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to hurt workers in exchange for the employee’s right to sue the employer. -
How To Report An Injury At Work in Ohio In Ohio, most workers' compensation matters are handled by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC). Claiming benefits for an injury at work is not -
3 Things To Do If You Are Injured On The Job Each year, tens of thousands of Ohioans are injured on the job. Fortunately, most only require a trip to the emergency room for stitches, however not all -
Will I Lose Wages If I Am Injured At Work? A very common concern for Ohio workers after a serious accident is losing wages while missing work during the recovery. Here we address these concerns. -
Workers' Compensation for Occupational Injuries in Ohio Ohio recognizes workers' compensation claims both for on-the-job injuries and for an occupational injury or disease. As such, the term "Occupational Injury"