What Do Workers’ Compensation Claims Cover?
by Casaundra Johnson | Jan 31, 2023 | Permanent Total Disability Compensation
Many injured workers often have questions about what a workers’ compensation claim covers and the benefits available after being injured at work. In general, Ohio’s workers’ compensation system provides medical coverage and compensation for injuries and...read more >>
Blurring the lines between TTD and PTD
by Kara Dolan-West | Feb 14, 2015 | Permanent Total Disability Compensation
The roles of temporary total disability (TTD) and permanent total disability (PTD) are supposed to be separate and distinct. TTD is designed to compensate an injured worker for a loss of earnings while he or she...read more >>
What is Permanent Partial Disability Compensation?
by The Bainbridge Firm, LLC | Nov 21, 2013 | Permanent Partial Disability Compensation
Permanent Partial Disability Compensation, commonly referred to as PPD, is a monetary award for residual disability. Residual disability is permanent damage/impairment that the worker experiences as a result of the injury. For example, let’s say that...read more >>
What is Permanent Total Disability Compensation?
by Andrew Bainbridge | Nov 21, 2013 | Workers' Compensation Benefits
Permanent Total Disability is defined by the Ohio Administrative Code as “the inability to perform sustained remunerative employment due to the allowed conditions in the claim.” O.A.C. §4121-3-34(B)(1). This simply means that an injured worker is...read more >>