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Occupational Disease
Occupational diseases (O.D. or OD) are diseases
resulting from the employment. There are two ways to establish an
occupational disease which is compensable under the workers'
compensation system. An occupational disease can be proved according to
the schedule of occupational diseases, contained in Ohio Revised Code
Section 4123.68 or by the general occupational disease definition
contained in Ohio Revised Code Section 4123.01(F).
For summaries of occupational disease decisions by Ohio
Courts, with links to the cases, click
here.
Other information:
- Court: The
Supreme Court has held that all workers with dust-induced occupational
diseases are eligible for the change of occupation award. (November,
2001)
- Court: Supreme
Court rules Fire Fighter with R.C. 4123.68(W) occupational disease not
entitled to wage loss. (November, 1998)
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