Blog Posts in Disability

The goal of the workers’ compensation system is to help injured workers recover so they can get back to work as soon as it is safe to do so. But sometimes, injured workers may be left with certain ...

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation released the new C-265 form for firefighters, or their dependents, to apply for workers' compensation benefits when a diagnosis of cancer has been made due to ...

When you are receiving Temporary Total Disability (TTD) in your workers’ compensation claim, your doctor is certifying that you are temporarily unable to return to the job you held at the time of ...

New Ohio firefighter cancer presumption law . On January 4, 2017, Ohio enacted into law Substitute Senate Bill 27, also known as the “Michael Louis Palumbo, Jr., Act.” Sub. S.B. 27 makes two major ...

Effective January 7, 2013, the Ohio Legislature enacted new provisions affecting the rights of members of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) seeking a disability retirement, as well ...

On September 24, 2013, the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund redesigned the Disability Benefit Application. Effective October 1, 2013, all new Disability Benefit Applications submitted to OP&F must be ...