Our Blog Explores Ohio Workers’ Compensation Laws From an Attorney’s Perspective
Filing your workers’ compensation claim can be a long and frustrating process. In our blog, we examine common problems in workplace injury claims, including how to appeal when a claim is denied and what medical evidence you may need from your physician.
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How Rejecting a Job Offer Can Affect your Temporary Total Disability Compensation Employers have incentives to bring injured employees back to work on a light duty job as it lowers claim costs and the employer (and often the employee). -
Are You Eligible for Partial Disability after a Job-Related Injury? A job-related injury may cause time lost from work typically compensated through payment of temporary total disability. Whether or not lost time. -
Top 3 Most Common Workplace And Job-Related Injuries Workplace and job-related injuries are as varied as people themselves. However, whether construction accidents, factory accidents or accidents resulting... -
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. -
What if My Work Accident Keeps Me From Returning to My Former 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 -
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, 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