Workplace injuries happen every day in Ohio, and your injury does not have to derail your career progress or damage your finances. If you take the right steps when you get hurt on the job, you can get benefits that will help you during recovery and also protect your...
Workers’ Compensation
How does the Ohio workers’ compensation process work?
You understand that workers' compensation insurance protects you if you develop some medical issue because of your work. However, many people never need those benefits and therefore don't understand the claims process. Understanding the right steps to take can make it...
Short-haulers face these 2 common causes of injuries
As a short-haul driver, you’re not spending hours upon hours behind the wheel. Instead, you’re quickly delivering items to their destinations, loading and unloading your truck and being an active part of the delivery process. Short-haul drivers as well as those doing...
When should I file a workers’ compensation claim?
The possibility of getting an injury always exists. However, the difference between getting an injury at work or somewhere else is that if you get hurt on the job, your employer has to compensate you for your medical expenses and lost wages. If this ever happens to...
What are my medical benefits under workers’ compensation?
If you got injured or contracted a disease on the job, you don’t need to pay for the medical treatment that you need to heal. Even if it’s your injury or illness, it is your employer’s responsibility. Your employer must compensate you for your medical expenses as you...
I’m unsure about this job-linked injury. Should I see a doctor?
Much employment in Ohio entails either occasional or persistent physical efforts. That is routinely true for workers engaged in factory positions, the construction realm, the transportation sphere, broad-based service industry postings and scores of other jobs....
What types of injuries are common in the healthcare industry?
The healthcare industry employs workers in a wide variety of trades that can include physicians, nurses, administration, security, janitorial, and food service staff. Every role is important to helping the hospital or clinic run smoothly and every role comes with...