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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How Rejecting a Job Offer Can Affect your Temporary Total Disability CompensationEmployers 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).
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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. Permanent partial disability is payable.
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Top 3 Most Common Workplace And Job-Related InjuriesWorkplace and job-related injuries are as varied as people themselves. However, whether construction accidents, factory accidents or accidents resulting...
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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.
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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.
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3 Things To Know When Claiming Ohio Workers CompensationIn 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
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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
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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.
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3 Things To Do If You Are Injured On The JobEach 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
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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.