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California Round-Up
California Round-Up

California content on WorkersCompensation.com is brought to you by Quiescence Congregate Living Health Facility. What are Workers’ Compensation ‘Benefits’ in California? (12/18/24)What you'll learn: Definitions of terms pertinent to benefits available to workers in California under […]
What are Workers’ Compensation ‘Benefits’ in California?
What are Workers’ Compensation ‘Benefits’ in California?

Glossary Check If someone was talking about "benefits" in California, would you know what they are? The Golden State spells them out on the state-required Notice to Employees poster, which Simply Research subscribers have access […]
Injured D.C. Worker Gets 2nd Chance to Test Exclusive Remedy Limits
Injured D.C. Worker Gets 2nd Chance to Test Exclusive Remedy Limits

Case File While a worker injured on the job didn't present evidence regarding whether Washington, D.C.'s exclusive remedy rules should apply, an appeals court found that the lower court was too hasty in deciding that […]
New Psychological Reports Merit 2nd Look at Worker’s PTD Request
New Psychological Reports Merit 2nd Look at Worker’s PTD Request

Case File Because a worker presented evidence that his psychological condition had worsened, the Ohio Supreme Court determine that an SHO too hastily turned away his request for PTD benefits. Simply Research subscribers have access […]
OWCP’s Call to Nix a Schedule Award Runs into 2nd Opinion Troubles Before ECAB
OWCP’s Call to Nix a Schedule Award Runs into 2nd Opinion Troubles Before ECAB

Case File How important can a second opinion report be in a federal workers' compensation case? A recent decision, the full text of which is available to Simply Research subscribers, spells it out. Case B.C. […]
What Medical Proof is Required for Payment of Compensation in Ohio?
What Medical Proof is Required for Payment of Compensation in Ohio?

Youngstown, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When it comes to payment of compensation, the proof might be in the pudding, but it definitely has to be in the medical evidence. As Simply Research subscribers know, that medical […]
Notice of Election to Obtain Coverage from Other States for Employees Working Outside of Ohio
Notice of Election to Obtain Coverage from Other States for Employees Working Outside of Ohio

Form Focus Ohio law allows employers to obtain coverage in other, states in addition to their Ohio coverage, which is spelled out Ohio Revised Code 4123.292. When this happens, employers must submit a form, which […]
Expert’s $1,500 Deposition Rate Violates Law, but doesn’t Limit Admissibility of Testimony
Expert’s $1,500 Deposition Rate Violates Law, but doesn’t Limit Admissibility of Testimony

Case File When a claimant tried to use a statutory limit on expert witness fees to keep testimony out of a workers compensation proceeding, he learned that the money charged could go to questions of […]