According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, workers’ compensation costs related to matters of insurance fraud are estimated at $7.2 billion a year. Due to this statistic, insurance companies continuously seek to implement strategies that prevent the success of workers’...
Read MoreWorkers’ compensation serves as a lifeline to many who are injured on the job. If you find yourself in this situation, it’s understandable that you’re stressed about how you will pay medical bills along with your daily expenses. Filing a...
Read MoreIf you were injured at work or developed a work-related medical condition, you will be forced to learn a great deal about the Ohio Workers’ Compensation System. Your first lesson is how to move forward with a claim. Your second...
Read MoreThe State of Ohio is modifying the way it addresses the needs of workers who have sustained lower back injuries on the job – such injuries are consistently among the most common types of injuries suffered by workers in the...
Read MoreOhio is an at-will employment state, meaning that an employer can dismiss an employee at any time without reason; however, an employee cannot be fired for filing a workers’ compensation claim. Doing so would violate anti-discrimination laws, namely Ohio Revised...
Read MoreIf you’ve been injured on the job, you have the right to file a workers’ compensation to pay for medical expenses and the time you need to miss from work so that you can recover. In the event that your...
Read MoreWhen you are injured on the job, you have to go through the workers’ compensation insurance system. There are benefits to this, the most obvious being that your medical care is paid for. However, there are disadvantages to this system...
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