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A Commission decision awarding an Ohio employee temporary total disability benefits was erroneously entered where the employee gave the employer two-week’s notice that he intended to leave the employment and then sustained a work-related injury...

A home health care aide, who sustained injuries when she slipped and fell on wet grass outside her client’s residence, did not sustain an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of her employment, held a state appellate court. Noting...

An Ohio appellate court affirmed the imposition of a penalty for the violation of a specific safety requirement (VSSR) by a local fire department where the Commission found the district violated the maximum 24-inch step-to-ground-level on a district owned...

The provision in Ohio law [Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.90] prohibits an employer from terminating a worker who files a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, the statute does not apply where the claim was filed regarding a prior employer. Thus...

It is often said that just as the “instantaneous nature of an observed causal progression is a familiar element in cases dispensing with medical testimony, so a delay between the accident and the symptoms, disability or death diminishes any such...

An Ohio appellate court has affirmed a trial court’s summary judgment decision in favor of an employer in an injured employee’s intentional tort claim, agreeing with the trial court that the employee failed to show the employer intended to...

Construing the state’s intentional tort exception to exclusivity, an Ohio appellate court recently affirmed a trial court’s order grant summary judgment to an employer in a civil action filed by the widow of a deceased worker killed when scaffolding...

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. More Doctors Reviewing Injured Worker’s Genetic Makeup When Prescribing...

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. House Passes HR 4302 to Delay ICD-10 Transition, Medicaid Amendments ...

DOL Drafts New Multi-Employer Citation Standard (Franchisor Liability) at OSHA . GOP Attacks Scope, Transparency of DOL’s Standard for Franchisor Liability at OSHA . Study Finds 1 in 5 Small Businesses OK With Employee Medical Marijuana Use...

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. Lawmakers Propose Amendment to LHWCA re Definition of Recreational Vessel...

NCCI Gives “Calm” Now, “Turbulent” Later, Outlook for Workers Comp Industry . NCCI Presentation: Complete State of the Line for Workers Comp Industry . NCCI Presentation: Work Comp Implications of On-Demand Economy, Temp...

Continuing a line of controversial decisions in which the survivors of a deceased employee are allowed to recover not only statutory death benefits following the death of the employee from work-related injuries or occupational diseases, but also scheduled...

Uber Seeks to Settle Employee Status Lawsuits for $100M; Judge to Review Terms . CMS Releases April 2016 Version of WCMSA Reference Guide . CA: DIR Reports 2014 Fatal Occupational Injuries . CA: DWC Posts Workers’ Comp Fact Sheets, Claim...

The Ohio Industrial Commission abused its discretion when it determined that an employer violated the safety regulations in Ohio Adm. Code 4123:1–5–14(G)(1) by failing to repair or replace a crane hook that was missing a safety latch and those...