Ohio Worker's Compensation - What is It?
Worker's Compensation is a system of no fault insurance created statutorily by federal or state government to allow for a more efficient economy. The government places a legal duty upon all businesses to provide insurance for their employees for any work related injuries, but exempts them from negligence suits for such injuries. The State of Ohio implemented a system for Ohio Worker's Compensation in 1924, with an amendment of Section 35 of the Ohio Constitution to provide "compensation to workmen and their dependents, for death, injuries, or occupational disease, occasioned in the course of such workmen's employment, laws may be passed establishing a state fund to be created by compulsory contribution thereto by employers, and administered by the state...Such compensation shall be in lieu of all other rights to compensation, or damages...and any employer who pays the premium...shall not be liable to respond in damages at common law or by statute..."
So in plain English, the Ohio Constitution mandates an Ohio Worker's Compensation system which provides for:
Worker's Compensation to employees for any work related injury, death, or occupational disease Establish an Ohio Worker's Compensation fund to be administered by the state and funded by employer premiums Exempt employers who participate in the Ohio Worker's Compensation fund from liability for work related injury, death or occupational disease under common law or statute
BENEFITS
The fund currently provides the following benefits for injured employes: Temporary Total Compensation provides an injured employee with a percentage of wages lost due to time off. Permanent Partial Compensation provides an injured employee compensation for the residual physical damage to his or her body. This is a lump sum payment. Permanent Total Compensation is paid in a lump sum to any employee who cannot find ANY gainful employment due to their injury Medical Compensation for all medical treatment resulting from a work related injury.
Related Tags: ohio workers compensation, workers comsensation, workers compensation lawyer, workers compensati
Harry S. Bernstein has been representing employers and employees in the area of Ohio Worker's Compensation law in the Cleveland area for over 18 years. You can find out more about Worker's Compensation law, and his practice at http://www.harrybernsteinlaw.com
Your Article Search Directory : Find in ArticlesRecent articles in this category:
- Law of Services---transfer of Employees
Law of services-----Transfer of employees. When we are in service, it is possible that - How to Find Texas District Court Records
Because everything is bigger in Texas doing a search for Texas district court records can be quite - Finding Oklahoma Court Records Online
Trying to find Oklahoma court records is easier then it used to be. Before internet records sites c - Law of Services--pay and Pay Fixation
Law of services-----Pay and pay fixation Every person who has been employed by an e - Law of Services----contribution Towards Gpf/cpf
Law of services------Contribution towards GPF/CPF Every employee must contrib - California Lemon Laws - Making Life Better!
We all are aware with the law and their benefits. Laws are made to protect us and provide us the co - Law of Services--annual Increments
law of services-----Annual increments? All the orga - Law of Services--assets and Properties
Law of services-----Assets and properties. Every employee must be hones - Finding Public Records Online in Missouri
If you live in the "Show Me State" and you want to do a background check on someone then you need t - Law of Services--an Employee Must Attain Efficiency
Law of services------An employee must attain efficiency. If you are e
Most viewed articles in this category:
- Common Questions Asked About Last Will Forms
WHAT IS A LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT? A Last Will and Testament controls the distribution of your prope - Pro Hac Vice Admission In Indiana and the Role of Local Counsel
You're an out-of-state lawyer with a client who needs to foreclose on property within Indiana. You' - Advance Directives and Do not Resuscitate Orders Explained
An advance directive outlines what wishes your doctor must follow if you become unable to make your - On The Ballet: Recent News At The Poll- Earning More For South Carolina State Retirees
South Carolina has consistently had one of the nation's lowest rates of return on its investment por - Ohio Worker's Compensation - A Summary
OHIO WORKER'S COMPENSATION INFORMATION Ohio Worker's Compensation laws provide a system of compensa - In Broad Daylight - Who Killed Ken McElroy?
The killing of Ken Rex McElroy could well be the hottest cold case on record. On the morning of Jul - Supreme Court Role Law Or Justice? - 1965 Editorial
Should the U.S. Supreme Court be a place of justice, or of law?Though this question at first glance - How Massachusetts General Law 93A Affects Online Businesses
Massachusetts General Law 93A, titled Regulation of Business Practices for Consumers Protection, is - Criminal Records Search
In due diligence research, a criminal records search is a typical component of the procedure. In thi - Connecticut Child Support
Connecticut child support laws are some what similar to other states in America. Most states have la
