Ohio Supreme Court rules that a psychiatric condition must “arise from” a claimant’s physical injuries in order to be compensable under Ohio workers’ compensation law *

USA - June 5 2013
On June 4, 2013, the Ohio Supreme Court issued its decision in Armstrong v. Jurgenson, Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-2237. As previously published in…

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Ohio Supreme Court to rule on definition of a compensable psychiatric condition under Ohio workers’ compensation law *

USA - May 20 2013
Armstrong v. Jurgenson, Case No. 2012-0244, is currently pending before the Ohio Supreme Court. Oral argument was held January 23, 2013. The case…

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Ohio Governor proposes a $1 billion workers’ compensation rebate to public *

USA - May 3 2013
Ohio Governor John Kasich has proposed a one-time dividend of $1 billion (yes, billion with a B) for private and public employers who are…

Co-authors: Eric Bruestle, Christopher R. Debski, Doug Spiker, Douglas M. Kennedy, Nathan Pangrace.

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March madness – productivity drain or morale booster? *

USA - March 29 2013
As the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament enters its second weekend of competition, many employers are asking themselves: What kind of impact does…

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Employers beware – an award of attorney fees and costs to a successful workers’ compensation appellant is not dependent on how many claimed conditions are approved/denied *

USA - January 30 2013
Late last year, in Holmes v. Crawford Machine, Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-5380, the Ohio Supreme Court held that R.C. 4123.512(F) entitles a…

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