When a worker is injured on the job, one of the first things to consider, after the pain of the injury itself, is whether to file for workers' compensation. A man who recently suffered injuries in a construction accident in Lisbon, Ohio, may now be wondering the same...
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Year: 2011
Man loses all memory in severe workplace accident
A former NFL player suddenly lost all of his memory in December 2008. The 46-year-old man sustained a serious brain injury while on the job and woke up in a hospital bed, not knowing who he was, who is wife was or even what a wife was. His wife and family were shocked...
Safety programs that can be implemented by employers
Many individuals in Ohio have been injured at the workplace. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, workers' compensation cost businesses in the United States more than $53 billion just in 2008. As many businesses have attempted to cut costs,...
Many construction deaths could be avoided with driver diligence
Unfortunately, many construction workers are injured and killed in Ohio and across the country each year. Some advocate groups have asked drivers to pay more attention when they are passing through a construction zone, hoping to lower the risk of construction...
Ohio Workers Compensation Reforms Proposed by Some Business Groups are Unnecessary
In the past decade business, labor & trial lawyers have worked on comprehensive legislation and overhaul of the Ohio workers compensation system. This cooperative effort has made Ohio one of the most effective, cost-efficient providers of workers compensation...
The Social Security Administration goes online
Anyone that is receiving Social Security disability benefits in Ohio may find themselves heading to the Internet for quicker access to the Social Security system. As the Social Security Administration moves into the future, it is asking people to head to a computer...
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation holds honorary ceremony
In Ohio, more than five million people head to work each day. Unfortunately, workplace accidents claim the lives of some of those people each year. In an effort to recognize those people, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation decided to honor the 145 men and women...
Number of workplace fatalities in 2010 sees slight decrease
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is preparing to finalize a new version of a yearly report. The report, called the National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, looks at workplace injuries that resulted in fatalities each year and determines if occupations in the...
Social Security disability fund quickly dwindling
The economic downturn that has occurred over the past few years may be putting the Social Security disability fund at risk. With more and more unemployed people that are disabled in states such as Ohio, the fund is quickly dwindling.According to estimates from...
Ohio Workers Compensation Benefits Fall in Recession Economy
Yesterday, I reported a study released by the National Academy of Social Insurance that reported that the number of employees covered by workers compensation declined by 4.4% from 2008 to 2009. The author of the study, John Burton, was quoted as saying "as one...