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BY M Gruhin

We see many questions coming across the internet from people receiving TTD wondering if there is an offset against their OPERS disability money. The answer is NO OFFSET.

People working for a public employer are covered under the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System. In the event of a disability OPERS award, any funds obtained are not reduced by compensation received through an Ohio Workers’ Compensation.

For more information, feel free to contact Mike Gruhin, Board Certified

People who are injured on the job in Ohio and are unable to work normally receive temporary total disability (TTD), which is a wage replacement paying a percentage of your full weekly wage and your average weekly wage.

However, as its designation states, it is TEMPORARY total disability. So, it will end at some time in the future when your condition reaches maximum medical improvement (MMI). MMI is reached at a point where medical treatment will not improve your medical condition – basically you

OHIO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LUMP SUM SETTLEMENT
IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU?

When should an Ohio Workers’ Compensation Claim be settled and how much is your OhioBWC claim worth?

Every day, Injured Workers seek information on what is the settlement value for their particular claim. They are probably wondering when a Workers’ Compensation Claim should be settled and how much is the claim worth? The problem with that question and the results of internet searches just won’t give you the answer because.

Let

Ohio Workers’ Comp – Amputations, Loss of Use, Facial Disfigurement

The Ohio BWC compensates injured workers for amputation injuries, loss of use awards, loss of vision, loss of hearing, and facial disfigurement. In the case of such disabling work injuries, representation by a Board Certified Ohio Workers’ Compensation Specialist Attorney should be obtained. Currently, the Ohio Work Comp System is highly litigated and an unrepresented work injury victim just can’t go it alone and expect all

Did Your Employer’s Violation of a Specific Safety Rule Cause Your Workplace Accident?

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Division of Safety and Hygiene established Specific Safety Rules to protect Ohio’s workers from unsafe work practices. If a Specific Safety Rule has been violated, the injured worker has the right to seek an additional monetary award through a VSSR (Violation of a Specific Safety Rule) Application.

Some common safety rule violations are:

• Removal or absence