Workers' Compensation
If you suffer an on-the-job injury or illness, you may be entitled to workers' compensation. If your claim is allowed, you are entitled to payment of medical bills for treatment related to the injury or occupational disease. Following are five of the most common compensation benefits injured workers with allowed workers' compensation claims may be entitled to:
If you or your loved one has been injured on the job, contact the experienced attorneys at Alexander, Wagner & Kinman for a free consultation.
This information is intended to provide broad, general information about the law and is not intended to be legal advice. Before applying this information to a specific legal problem, readers are urged to seek advice from a licensed attorney.
If you suffer an on-the-job injury or illness, you may be entitled to workers' compensation. If your claim is allowed, you are entitled to payment of medical bills for treatment related to the injury or occupational disease. Following are five of the most common compensation benefits injured workers with allowed workers' compensation claims may be entitled to:
- Payment of temporary total compensation for injured workers who are 100 percent disabled for a temporary period of time as a result of the injury or occupational disease;
- Payment of wage loss compensation to injured workers who are working with restrictions caused by the injury which cause a reduction in earnings or who are actively seeking but are not able to find work within their physical capabilities;
- Payment of a percentage of permanent partial disability award for residual impairment resulting from an injury or occupational disease;
- Payment of permanent total disability (PTD) compensation to injured workers who have been declared permanently and totally disabled by the Industrial Commission of Ohio. A declaration of PTD means that the injured worker is not capable of returning to the former position of employment or of engaging in any sustained remunerative employment;
- Payment of a lump sum settlement award to injured workers who have agreed with their employer to settle the workers' compensation claim.
If you or your loved one has been injured on the job, contact the experienced attorneys at Alexander, Wagner & Kinman for a free consultation.
This information is intended to provide broad, general information about the law and is not intended to be legal advice. Before applying this information to a specific legal problem, readers are urged to seek advice from a licensed attorney.
