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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