What Are Some Examples of Permanent Total Disability?
by The Bainbridge Firm, LLC | May 12, 2022 | Permanent Partial Disability Compensation
Every day, Ohioans are injured on the job and enter the state workers’ compensation system. Unfortunately, getting benefits is not as simple as one might hope. It is not as easy as sending in a form...read more >>
Common Mistakes of the Claimant
by Kara Dolan-West | Mar 23, 2022 | Workers' Compensation
Reasons a Workers’ Compensation Claim May Be Denied Most people do not plan to be injured on the job. Unfortunately, a substantial number of Ohioans are forced to hire a workers’ compensation attorney in Ohio to...read more >>
Are My Worker’s Compensation Benefits Taxable?
by Andrew Bainbridge | Mar 14, 2022 | General Information
Are my workers’ compensation benefits taxable? Every year, Americans fight their way back from injury and sickness. Then they must fight their way through, often without an Ohio workers’ compensation lawyer, to get the payment they...read more >>
How Do I Get Workers’ Compensation to Cover Medical Bills for My Work-Related Injury?
by Andrew Bainbridge | Mar 14, 2022 | Medical Care Benefits
If you have been injured on the job or suffer from an occupational disease you most likely will need to see a doctor and need medication to help with your injury or occupational disease. How do...read more >>
HOW DO I GET MEDICAL BILLS OR PRESCRIPTIONS PAID UNDER MY OHIO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM?
by Kara Dolan-West | Feb 08, 2022 | Workers' Compensation
If you have been injured on the job or suffer from an occupational disease, you most likely will need to see a doctor and need medication to help with your injury or occupational disease. That said,...read more >>
Uncovered Employer
by Andrew Bainbridge | Jan 07, 2022 | General Information
Why Does my Employer NOT Have Workers’ Compensation Coverage? What Happens If I Get Hurt at Work, and My Employer is Not Covered? Many injured workers have questions about how their workers’ compensation claim will impact...read more >>
Lack of Clarity on Ohio’s Revised Code 4123.56(F)
by Lauren Osgood | Oct 18, 2021 | Workers' Compensation
While the legislature attempted to make Ohio Revised Code 4123.56(F) clearer as to eligibility, in practice, this has not been the case. ...read more >>
Recent VA Policy Changes Regarding Certain Presumptive Benefits
by Casaundra Johnson | Oct 04, 2021 | Veterans
Over the past few months, the VA has made several significant policy changes that expand eligibility for certain presumptive benefits. Three of the recent changes involve Agent Orange exposure, Gulf War Syndrome, and Particulate Matter exposure. ...read more >>
How Long Will My Workers’ Compensation Claim Stay Open?
by Jacob Brandt | Oct 04, 2021 | Workers' Compensation
The current law in the state of Ohio does not allow workers’ compensation to stay open forever. In fact, current law establishes that there is a very clear point at which a workers’ compensation claim expires...read more >>
In Summer, Workers are Vulnerable to Heat Illness
by Kara Dolan-West | Jun 21, 2021 | Workplace Accidents and Injuries
Here we are in June of 2021! Though it is still early summer, many parts of the country have already experienced intense heat waves. Those places that have not yet felt the full blast of summer...read more >>