Blog Posts in 2011
Posted on Nov 17, 2011 By Charles Zamora
A frequent question we receive is whether disability retirement benefits under the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund (OP&F) are taxable. The correct answer is: it depends. There are three (3) ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2011 By Charles Zamora
Prior to September 20, 2011, the prevailing view was that a non-service-connected disability was required to be "permanent" before the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund (OP&F) would ...
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Posted on Nov 12, 2011 By Charles Zamora
If you are a police officer or public safety officer and have been injured in the course of your employment by a criminal suspect, and you experience uncompensated losses from a collateral source, you ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2011 By Charles Zamora
There are occasions when an injured worker is receiving temporary total disability compensation but believes he or she is actually permanently and totally disabled (PTD). The question becomes ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2011 By Charles Zamora
An injured worker's attending physician will often request a test, such as x-ray or MRI (magnetic resonance image), for diagnostic purposes, even though the BWC claim may be allowed only for a ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2011 By Charles Zamora
Ohio Administrative Code 145-2-23 governs the appellate process when the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System issues a notice denying or terminating disability retirement benefits. This rule ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2011 By Charles Zamora
On June 29, 2011, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in State ex rel. Lackey v. Indus. Comm ., 129 Ohio St.3d 119, 2011-Ohio-3089, that an employee who voluntarily resigned his employment, even though he ...
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