What am I entitled to under Ohio Workers’ Compensation Law?
Many workers don’t understand what benefits they are entitled to if they are injured on the job or suffer an occupational disease. In addition to paying your medical bills, Ohio workers’ compensation provides many other types of benefits ranging from wage replacement, to surgical revision of scars, to compensation for any degree of permanent disability resulting from your workplace injury or illness, to permanent total disability, loss of use of a limb or just settling or resolving your claim
The law firm of Taubman Law in Cleveland, Ohio, offers a free consultation on workers’ compensation benefits for anyone who suffers an on-the-job injury, occupational disease, substantial aggravation of a pre-existing medical condition or just want to discuss the status of their old inactive claim.
Types of Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Payment of medical bills for. The state will pay your medical related bills for the life of the claim as long as the treatment is warranted.
Temporary total disability (TTD). This is paid to a disabled worker for an undetermined period of time to replace lost wages, while he or she is not able to engage in any type of sustained work
Scheduled loss. This compensation is paid to a worker who suffers an amputation, loss of use of a limb, partial loss of use of fingers or los of vision (20% uncorrected or total loss of hearing
Permanent Partial Disability (PPD). This is compensation for a percentage of permanent damage as the result of your injury or illness. This is the closest Ohio’s BWC has to pain and suffering
Permanent total disability (PTD). These benefits are payable for life if you suffer a permanent inability to do any type of sustained remunerative employment as a direct result of your allowed conditions in your w/c claim.
Disabled workers’ relief fund (DWRF). This is a supplemental fund that provides a cost-of-living adjustment for workers who receive permanent total disability payments
Facial disfigurement award. This is an award for workers who suffer visible damage to their face or head
Wage loss (WL). This is paid if you experience wage loss due to work restrictions
Working wage loss (WWL). This is payable when you return to your job if you experience wage loss due to different job duties, fewer hours or are required to engaged in different work
Nonworking wage loss (NWWL). This benefit is paid if you are unable to secure employment within your physical restrictions and your doctor has certified you can no longer do the work your formerly did.
Living maintenance wage loss (LMWL). You may receive this benefit if you continue to have physical restrictions after rehabilitation
Living maintenance (LM). You receive this benefit while you are participating in a rehabilitation plan
Lump-sum settlement (LSS). You can initiate a lump-sum award to settle your workers’ compensation claim based on its potential value. This is a complete closure of your claim.
Lump-sum advancement (LSA). This is a prepayment of future compensation
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