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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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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Injured workers don’t realize that in an Ohio BWC claim, a person, for all OhioBWC claims that person might have, can only obtain a maximum of 100% permanent partial disability (PPD) over all claims. What does this mean? Read on. Read the rest of this entry »
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Many people don’t realize that they are entitled to money awards for work injuries even if no time is missed from work. Read the rest of this entry »
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Pursuant to Ohio Law, if an injured worker does not apply for and receive his/her permanent partial disability award, the claim is considered medical only. For injuries that took place on or after October 25, 2006, amedical only claim terminates after 5 years, even if you are still in need of and/or undergoing active medical treatment. The same is true for claims that occurred prior to 10/25/06, but those medical only claims terminate 6 years after the date of injury. Don’t let your claim die !
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As I review Bureau of Workers’ Compensation orders pertaining to Permanent Partial Disability Awards (PPD), I am amazed at how many orders are granting a ZERO percent impairment rating. Zero percent means the injured worker gets zero compensation for the injury sustained at work.
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Trying to settle your Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Claim – if so, the BWC seems to be ‘anti-injured worker’ in reducing its indemnity and settlement payments.
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$$ Older BWC Claims May Have Hidden Value $$Don’t Walk Away From the Money Hiding in Your Claim. As the expression goes “There’s Gold in them thar Hills !”
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