Familiarity with the different types of workers' compensation benefits injured workers can receive is essential for injured workers. Injured workers and their families should understand how benefits are obtained and how to make a claim; when a claim for benefits may...
Workers' compensation benefits are an important protection injured workers have against the mounting harm that may result after they suffer a workplace injury. Workers' compensation benefits can help injured workers ad their families offset some of the physical,...
Workers' compensation benefits provide a variety of support for injured workers and their families. A fatal workplace accident recently claimed the life of a 56-year-old Ohio worker. The man died when he was caught in between boxes and a conveyor belt and crushed. The...
Many traffic accidents take place either in the morning or afternoon rush hours, when most people are commuting to and from their employment. Those who have a bare understanding of the concept of workers' compensation may think that injuries that occur in these...
Medical marijuana was legalized for specific health conditions in Ohio under a new law, HB 523. However, the state's workers' compensation laws do not allow reimbursement for the use of medical marijuana for treatment of workplace injuries. The state's Pharmacy Board...
When Cincinnati residents suffer an injury at work, it can be a difficult problem to overcome. Injured individuals may worry that they won't be able to earn an income while they are recovering, and they might also be worried about their relationship with their...
Injuries that occur in the workplace are fairly common. That is why a workers' compensation system is set up in Ohio. Construction workers, industrial workers and railroad workers are just some of the individuals who face the potential for serious injuries on a daily...
Our readers in Ohio who are familiar with previous posts here know that workers who are injured on the job are, in general, entitled to workers' compensation benefits regardless of whether the accident in question was their fault or not - just so long as they didn't...
Most people have a fairly general idea of what the workers' compensation system is and what it does. But, do workers in Ohio know their rights when they are injured on the job? For starters, workers have rights that are in place to, hopefully, prevent on-the-job...
You've worked for years, perhaps giving your employer the best years of your life. Whether you've been with a company for two weeks or twenty years, you deserve protection from job site injuries. Although certain industries, including construction and delivery...