If you only looked at statistics, you would think that workplaces are getting safer. In 2009, the number of on-the-job injuries and accidents decreased. Unfortunately, improved working conditions are not to thank for the drop in workplace accidents. Unemployment...
Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ Memorial Day: Honoring those lost in workplace accidents
Last Thursday, April 28th, was the annual Workers' Memorial Day. Although Ohio recognizes workers who lose their lives in workplace accidents, it seems like the government is still falling short of preventing on-the-job deaths.According to the Bureau of Labor...
Firefighter receives workers’ compensation for exercise injury
Many jobs have guidelines requiring that employees stay physically fit while they are working. Professional athletes need to stay in shape during the off-seasons. Construction workers need to stay strong enough to lift heavy materials. Police officers and firefighters...
Workers’ compensation covers rehabilitative brain injury therapy
When we think about the type of accidents that happen at work, we often think of job-related injuries. Individuals who work in construction may suffer injuries from falling off ladders; people who work in old industrial plants may get asbestosis; and individuals who...
Ohio football player wins workers’ compensation lawsuit
When people are injured while they are working, they should apply for workers' compensation. Depending on the type and scope of the injury, workers' compensation can cover a variety of things. Workers' compensation benefits may cover medical bills and lost wages....
Privatization Could Destroy the Ohio Insurance Industry
I previously discussed how privatizing Ohio's workers' compensation system would harm Ohio's economy and negatively effect Ohio's insurance industry. The present push to privatize is coming from large national insurance companies. Ohio's domestic insurance companies...
Spinal fusion surgery not effective for patients
Until now, there has not been any scientific evidence supporting or denying the effectiveness of spinal fusion surgery. However, its popularity among doctors and patients has increased drastically the past few years. In a recent post, we discussed a study in Medical...
Ohio State contests ruling that contracted illness was a workplace injury: Part 2
In our last posting, we discussed the facts leading up to a contested workers' compensation claim that involves a worker and alumnus of Ohio State University. A workers' compensation board ruled in favor of the employee in late December, holding that the illness...
Ohio State contests ruling that contracted illness was a workplace injury: Part 1
An Ohio workers' compensation board will convene for a hearing today to listen to Ohio State's appeal to an earlier ruling that a long term illness contracted by an employee equated to a workplace injury.One employee who worked at the university took a routine sick...
“Scope of Employment” includes carrying pepperoni and pizza sauce supply
When an employee is injured on the job, one of the first determinations that is made in a hearing to obtain workers' compensation benefits is whether or not the employee was acting within the "scope of employment."A common question arises when an employee is not...