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A work injury can leave you battling anxiety or nightmares on top of the physical pain. You may wonder whether workers' comp covers those symptoms too. This article explains when Ohio may allow it. The physical injury rule Ohio does not usually cover a mental health...
When an accident at work brings back pain in an area that has troubled you before, it is natural to worry that your health history will count against you. An earlier diagnosis often changes the questions the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) asks, making it...
If you are recovering from a work injury and considering a job change, the timing and circumstances of that decision can have a direct impact on your workers' comp benefits. Understanding how a job change affects your claim can protect your benefits and help you make...
Getting hurt on the job is stressful enough without having to wonder whether your employer can let you go while you are out recovering. This fear sits at the back of many injured Ohio workers' minds and it is completely understandable. Ohio law does address this...
After a lifetime of driving delivery trucks all day, the unthinkable happens. You injured yourself while on duty, causing you to develop a disabling condition. But even with the pain, you think of getting part-time work to provide food for your family. Unfortunately,...
The Ohio workers’ compensation system protects professionals from financial hardship caused by work-related medical challenges. When people develop occupational illnesses or get injured on the job, workers’ compensation can provide support through health coverage and...
Employees who get hurt on the job or develop repetitive strain injuries after years of physical labor may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. In Ohio, injured workers may be eligible for both medical and disability benefits. The medical benefits pay for...
If medical issues become so severe that a person cannot continue working, they may require disability benefits to cover their living expenses. For those without private or employer-sponsored disability insurance policies, Social Security benefits may be one of the few...
Workers’ compensation benefits help to protect people from financial hardship caused by workplace illnesses or injuries. Most employees in Ohio are eligible for both medical benefits and disability payments if a job-acquired medical condition generates care costs or...
The eligibility standards for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are quite high. Many people with painful, career-changing medical conditions who think they qualify may not actually meet the strict standards. Applicants typically need to show that...