As has been noted in prior posts for this blog, the need for workers suffering work-related accidents and on-the-job injuries to collect workers’ compensation benefits for lost wages, medical expenses and other costs is a constant in many industries in Ohio and across the country. Certain inherently or potentially dangerous conditions similarly permeate workplaces…
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has long required that employers of workers who have sustained on-the-job injuries satisfy safety training requirements by having a company representative attend a two-hour training session. The goal is to underscore the importance of employees’ safety in the workplace, review accident causes and company policies and improve…
A recent study found a link between being knocked unconscious, exposure to certain chemical toxins, and an individual being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Authors were careful to note that finding a link does not mean that these factors cause the disease, but rather that the information brings us closer to understanding Parkinson’s disease, which…
The recent saga of Tom Tupa, an ex-NFL player seeking to collect workers’ compensation benefits for a work-related injury he sustained on a playing field in 2005, is widely instructive, including in Ohio. The league has teams across the country, including one in Cleveland and Cincinnati, respectively, and Tupa’s story reveals much about how…
Workplace accidents and injuries are simply a fact of life on construction sites, in factories, on roadwork crews and in a number of work environments. Some companies simply have demonstrated safety records that underscore a lack of focus on or even due care concerning dangerous conditions or safety violations. Others admittedly do work very…
Ohio workers who suffer on-the-job injuries are entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits pursuant to a system in which state employers pay compensation premiums to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). An analysis undertaken by writers from an Ohio newspaper reveals that scores of thousands of state employers apparently expend as much energy…
Employees’ down time for on-the-job injuries, issues concerning workers’ compensation claims and benefits and a number of related matters regarding workplace injuries are closely affected by what many safety experts say is extreme tardiness by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in enacting new safety regulations. The agency takes far too long generally…
To the degree that some injured workers in Ohio pay attention to the workers’ compensation rulings in other states, they might want to consider a recent appellate court decision from Arkansas. That case sends a strong message concerning the central role that today’s social media can play in a court case and legal outcome….
Recent survey statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal that carpal tunnel syndrome presents itself more through work-related actions and affects more women than it does men. CTS is one of the leading health conditions leading to workers’ compensation costs, disability, and lost work time and productivity. The National…
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator and CEO Stephen Buehrer provided comments and an official statement recently commemorating the 100th anniversary of the state’s workers’ comp program. As he readily notes, discussions concerning the program invariably “elicit strong opinions from all corners.” Buehrer says that the program — designed to protect injured workers…