Court Overturns Denial of TTD for Worker Unable to Keep Running Family Farm

An Ohio appellate court overturned the denial of a worker’s request for temporary total disability benefits, finding she had lost “wages” from her work on her family farm when she underwent surgery on her knee, even though she hadn’t been collecting a paycheck for her labor up until that point. Case: State ex rel. Vonderheide v. Multi-Color Corp., No. 16AP-493, 05/03/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Sharon Vonderheide suffered multiple injuries to her knees and back while working for the Multi-Color Corp. in June 1992. The Bureau of Workers' Com...