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Do You Know the Rule? Ohio Correction of Inaccuracies Affecting Employers’ Premium Rates
Do You Know the Rule? Ohio Correction of Inaccuracies Affecting Employers’ Premium Rates

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What happens in the Buckeye State when there's a possibility that something has gone awry that could affect the rates an employer must pay? Ohio has a system for taking care […]
What Do You Think: May Work-study Student Injured at Building Entrance Sue University for Negligence?
What Do You Think: May Work-study Student Injured at Building Entrance Sue University for Negligence?

Cincinnati, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- An Ohio employee with a fixed place of employment must be in the zone of employment for his injury to be covered by workers’ compensation. If it is covered, then the employer […]
Ohio Zoo Employee Injured by Komodo Dragon
Ohio Zoo Employee Injured by Komodo Dragon

Akron, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – A zoo worker is recovering after being injured trying to break up a fight between two Komodo dragons. According to a statement from the Akron Zoo, an unidentified worker was bitten […]
Compliance Corner: What Ohio Disability Evaluators Perform
Compliance Corner: What Ohio Disability Evaluators Perform

Alliance, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Physicians providing workers' compensation related services under the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's imprimatur must apply to perform evaluations. The bureau draws from a pool of contracted physicians providing one or […]
Do You Know the Rule? Ohio Prohibition Against Unnecessary Claim File Possession
Do You Know the Rule? Ohio Prohibition Against Unnecessary Claim File Possession

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Do you know whether employees can access their claim file in the Buckeye State? Here's what state law says: + No employee shall access a workers' compensation claim file unless the […]
Form Focus: Ohio Request for Injured Worker Outpatient Medication Reimbursement (C-17)
Form Focus: Ohio Request for Injured Worker Outpatient Medication Reimbursement (C-17)

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Ohio, form C-17, the Request for Injured Worker Outpatient Medication Reimbursement is used for medication reimbursement, including over-the-counter medications. The following breaks down the requirements that accompany the form. Prescription […]
Retail Workers Consider Leaving Job over Safety
Retail Workers Consider Leaving Job over Safety

Akron, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – As retail workers continue to be targeted for attacks by customers, some are planning on leaving their jobs, a new survey has found. The study comes as a retail clerk was […]
Judge Sentences Woman Who Assaulted Restaurant Worker with Job at Fast Food Restaurant
Judge Sentences Woman Who Assaulted Restaurant Worker with Job at Fast Food Restaurant

Parma, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – A judge has given a woman found guilty of assaulting a food worker the opportunity to work off part of her sentence by working at a fast food restaurant. Parma Municipal […]