An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker who was fired for repeatedly violating his employer’s safety rules had voluntarily abandoned his employment, becoming ineligible for temporary total disability benefits.
Case: State ex rel. Reisinger v. Industrial Commission, No. 18AP-621, 08/20/2019, published.
Facts: Cody L. Reisinger injured his back in February 2017 while working for Clarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems. He returned to light-duty work the day after his injury.
Reisinger continued working in a light-duty capacity until he was terminated in January 2018 for violatin...
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