Updated: May 15, 2013
PERRP Celebrates 20th Anniversary
In 1993 the legislature created the Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) to create a safe workplace for public employees. The BWC administers PERRP and you can find more information about PERRP on the BWC’s web site.Commission Celebrates 100th Anniversary
The governor of Ohio signed the law creating the Industrial Commission on March 14, 1913. In honor of its 100th anniversary, the Industrial Commission created a poster illustrating the Commission’s history. The poster starts in 1885 with the first voluntary attempt to resolve accidents between employers and employees and ends with the 100th anniversary of the Industrial Commission on March 14, 2013. The Commission will display the poster in its offices. You can also see the poster on the Industrial Commission’s website.Taylor Appointed Chair
Governor Kasich appointed Jodie Taylor chair of the Industrial Commission. Taylor, the employer member on the Commission, became chair effective February 13, 2013.Supreme Court Decisions Limit Intentional Tort Remedy
Two recent Supreme Court decisions have limited an injured worker's ability to sue their employer for intentional tort. Read more >>Recent Ohio Supreme Court Decisions
(current through May 15, 2013)
Kish, State ex rel. v. Kroger Co. (5/14/13)
Medical: Commission can deny award based on doctor's addenda to his initial report even though it implicitly rejected initial report because although addenda relied on same findings as initial report it addressed different issue.
Vote:
7-0
Opinion by: Per Curiam
Coleman, State ex rel. v. Schwartz (4/30/13)
Temporary Total: Commission properly terminated temporary total based on a report from a limited medical examination because the report identified the basis of the doctor's finding that the condition had reached maximum medical improvement.
Vote:
7-0
Opinion by: Per Curiam
Haddox, State ex rel. v. Indus. Comm. (3/12/13)
Temporary Total: Injured worker discharged for conduct which caused injury did not "voluntarily" abandon his employment and therefore remained eligible for temporary total compensation.
Vote:
3-3, 1 concurs in judgment only
Opinion by: Per Curiam
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