The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation payment award rates for 2012 have been increased. The OhioBWC pays compensation based on the Full Weekly Wage (FWW) and Average Weekly Wage (AWW) earned by an injured worker for the one (1) year period prior to the the date of injury. Check out the charts for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
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Don’t make a mistake and take the wrong action in your Ohio BWC claim. You should discuss your claim with a Board Certified Ohio Workers’ Compensation Specialist Attorney.
Under current Ohio Law, employees who voluntarily resign employment, even though the employee has an active and ongoing workers’ compensation claim, are ineligible to receive temporary total disability compensation even though, after the voluntary abandonment, the injured worker underwent surgery for the allowed conditions in the Ohio Workers’ Compensation claim. State ex rel. Lackey v. Indus. Comm., 129 Ohio St.3d 119, 2011-Ohio-3089.
Based on Ohio Law, before an injured worker decides to terminate employment, either by retiring or quitting, it is critical to discuss this decision with a Board Certified Ohio Workers’ Compensation Specialist Attorney. Without a thorough review of your situation with a Certified Specialist you could run into serious trouble in obtaining certain money benefits (Temporary Total Disability-TTD, Wage Loss-WL, Permanent Total Disability-PTD) in your OhioBWC claim.
The Ohio Supreme Court stated that temporary total disability must arise from a condition that was caused by the industrial injury and, to be payable, where the injured worker has not voluntarily left or abandoned the work force.
Additionally, Ohio Law holds that termination of an employee’s employment for cause (violation of work rule, etc.) is also considered a voluntary abandonment of employment, precluding the payment of TTD.
Thus, the only way an injured worker can obtain TTD benefits once a voluntary abandonment of employment has been found to have taken place is to find other employment and re-enter the job market. Once re-entry has taken place, should the injured worker then become unable to perform job duties as a direct result of the allowed BWC claim conditions and is prevented from performing his/her job duties, at the new place of employment, due to the originally allowed conditions, then the injured worker would again be eligible to seek TTD benefits (or, in the appropriate circumstances, Permanent Total Disability – PTD benfits) in the previously allowed workers’ comp claim.
However, should a new injury or an aggravation to the prior condition take place at the new place of employment, this situation must be discussed with a Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist Attorney. There are many nuances to a BWC claim. There are time limits and taking the wrong course of action can severely impact on any Ohio BWC claim.
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Jul 16
Don’t you want the hidden money in your BWC claims? I can’t believe that because I talk to and see many new injury inquirers each week and when I check their older OhioBWC claims in the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Comp database, I discover that they had claims which have expired. The claims expired and the money is gone because the injured worker did not know that he/she was entitled to obtain the injury money and/or lump sum settlement. The look on their faces tells the whole story – they feel cheated. Interested in getting the money that’s just sitting in your older Ohio BWC claim? Then read on . . . . Read the rest of this entry »
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Every year, the Ohio BWC, increases the payment rate for temporary total disability (TTD) and permanent partial disability (PPD) compensation. If you are injure your back in 2011 and you have an older claim for your back (for example 2007 in which you have not received any treatment for some time prior to 2011), you would receive more money for the newer claim than you would in the older claim. To protect yourself, you should file an application for a NEW Ohio Workers’ Compensation Claim. The reasons are simple, so read on for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
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Filing an Ohio BWC C240 settlement application is simple. Figuring out what your claim settlement value should be is not. In order to settle your Ohio BWC claim, it is important to contact a Board Certified Ohio Workers’ Compensation Specialist attorney. Don’t try to settle your claim yourself, the BWC will try to “short change” your settlement amount. Read on…….
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Once again I met a new client and checked with the BWC as to “older claims”. The individual had 4 older claims, that died because he had never requested his injury award. What a shame. The dead claims were probably worth in the area of $6,000. Protect yourself. Read on . . . . Read the rest of this entry »
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REPRESENTING OHIO’S INJURED & DISABLED WORKERS
OHIO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION – JOB & WORK INJURIES
MIKE GRUHIN – BOARD CERTIFIED OHIO BWC SPECIALIST
OHIO BUREAU OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION OHIOBWC.COM
DID YOU KNOW THAT MOST LAWYERS WHO TAKE WORK COMP CASES AREN’T SPECIALISTS?
OUR PRACTICE Work injury in Ohio? You need a Board Certified Specialist Worker’s Compensation Attorney. Factory injury on the job in Ohio? You need Mike Gruhin, Board Certified Ohio Work Comp Specialist Lawyer. Gruhin & Gruhin focuses its practice in the area of Ohio Workers’ Compensation and personal injury law, including, but not limited to cases where people get hurt on the job, are involved in a work or job accident, whether its in a motor vehicle accident, semi truck highway accident, serious injuries, amputations, wrongful death, or any other type of injury claim. No matter how your work or job injury took place, or any other personal injury case in which you are involved occured, you need to call Gruhin & Gruhin for a free, no obligation legal consultation.
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Been hurt on the job? You may be entitled to money awards and medical benefits for your injuries. But to protect your legal right to money awards and medical benefits you should get a Board Certified Ohio Workers’ Compensation Specialist Attorney in order to avoid missing out on all of the benefits to which you are entitled. At Gruhin & Gruhin, Mike Gruhin, “The Ohio Work Comp Specialist” will guide you through the compensation process, the bureaucratic maze, and the legal mumbo jumbo. Mike has decades of experience successfully representing Ohio’s injured workers.
Always notify your doctor at the time of treatment that your injury is work-related. It’s also important to consult with a Board Certified Ohio Workers’ Compensation Specialist Attorney as early as possible. Don’t do or say anything that will damage your Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Claim. Your Certified Specialist Attorney will advise you throughout the process, ensuring that you receive ALL of the money awards and medical benefits to which you are entitled.
If you are injured on the job, you should notify your employer immediately in writing.. Maintain a copy of this notification for your own records. Responsible employers will work with employees to help them get treatment and benefits when they are injured on the job.
Your employer should provide claim forms for filing a workers’ compensation claim. An attorney from our firm in Columbus, Ohio can help you if your employer or the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation does not treat you fairly in the wake of an accident, defending your rights so that you can focus on recovering from your injuries.
Contact a Board Certified Ohio Workers’ Compensation Specialist Attorney to file the appropriate paperwork on your behalf. There are time limits, so don’t wait.
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Need help obtaining compensation for time off work, medical care, additional allowances related to any type of on-the-job injury. Did you know that you don’t need to miss any time from work to pursue money benefits and medical care from a work injury? - Read more. Read the rest of this entry »
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