Workers' Compensation - Table of Contents

Claims Procedure

            Report the Injury to Your Employer
            File a First Report of Injury with the BWC
            BWC Customer Service Specialist
            Managed Care Organizations
            Duty of the Injured Worker to Cooperate
            Employer Retaliation is Prohibited
            Industrial Commission Hearings
            Appeals to Court

Types of Compensation

            Average Weekly Wage & Full Weekly Wage
            Temporary Total Disability Compensation, R.C. 4123.56(A)
            Police Officers & Temporary Total
            Permanent Partial Disability Compensation, R.C. 4123.57
            Wage Loss Compensation, R.C. 4123.56(B)
            Permanent Partial “Scheduled Loss” Awards, R.C. 4123.57(B)
            Police & Fire Change of Occupation Compensation, R.C. 4123.57(E)
            Violation of a Specific Safety Requirement
            Permanent Total Disability Compensation, R.C. 4123.58
            “Statutory” Permanent Total Disability Compensation, R.C. 4123.58(C)
            Death Benefits, R.C. 4123.59
            Relation of BWC Compensation to Other Disability Retirement Programs

Medical Issues

            Form of Request
            The Miller Criteria
            Industrial Commission Hearings

New Laws

            Senate Bill 7
            Determination and Payment of Workers’ Compensation Benefits
            Coverage Under the Workers’ Compensation Law
            Definition of “Injury”
            Disputes and Appeals

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