Worker's Adult Daughter Doesn't Qualify as 'Dependent'

An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker’s adult daughter did not qualify as his dependent even though she was relying on him for housing and financial support when he died. Case: State ex rel. Adams v. Industrial Commission, No. 21AP-587, 01/17/2023, published. Facts: John Adams worked for US Well Services LLC. He suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident in November 2015 and died three days later. Adams had an adult daughter who had just turned 32 shortly before he died. The daughter also had three children of her own. In 2015, she was living with her significant other,...