Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 27 on June 8, 2021, which allows Ohio state government employees to get automatic enrollment into the Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation Program. Designated state employers now have the authority to automatically enroll new employees into
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Suffering a work-related injury can have serious consequences on a person’s life. Other than the physical pain, the injury can also cause tremendous mental and financial strain to the injured person. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics there were
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Construction accidents may cause catastrophic injuries to workmen and sometimes even lead to death. Injuries can occur at any workplace, but construction site accidents and injuries amount to a substantial number of workplace accidents in the United States. In 2019, approximately 5,333
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio House Bill on January 9, 202. It provides for the creation of a fund for post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by Ohio’s first responders. The new law seeks to provide compensation to public safety officers who undergo
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On January 12, 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio House Bill 352. The new Employment Law Uniformity Act (the “Act”) will be effective from April 12, 2021 and will apply to all future employment discrimination claims filed on or after that
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Failure to Accept Light Duty Job Offer and Denial of Compensation Under Ohio’s Workers’ Compensation Laws, employers have an option to provide a light duty job offer to an injured employee with Temporary Total Disability. These job offers help the employers to
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The Ohio House Bill No. 81, which became effective from September 15, 2020, made some remarkable changes to the Workers’ Compensation Law in Ohio. Even though the intent of the Bill, as stated in the Bill was to extend coverage to detention
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What is worker’s compensation? Worker’s compensation law applies to injuries suffered at the workplace by an employee or a worker. The worker can get worker’s compensation benefits for medical bills and lost wages resulting from the injury or occupational disease caused at
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In The National Law Review article, “Changes to Ohio’s Workers’ Compensation Statutes Expected to Benefit Employers”, Melissa Black, the author writes about new policy changes that affect VSSR workers’ compensation claims. A VSSR claim is a claim that arises due to an
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What is an attorney lien and what does it mean for your personal injury case? The article posted by Lexology.com, written by Goldberg Segalla titled: “Ohio Supreme Court Holds Insurers Not Responsible For Charging Liens” discusses a new ruling which impacts attorney
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