Split Supreme Court Clarifies Availability of TTD for Worker who Declines Offer of Suitable Position

A divided Ohio Supreme Court ordered the Industrial Commission to revisit its decision awarding temporary total disability benefits to a worker who declined her employer’s offer of suitable alternative work for reasons unrelated to her injury. Case: State ex rel. Ryan Alternative Staffing Inc. v. Moss, No. 2020-1545, 10/06/2021, published. Facts: Bridget M. Moss worked for Ryan Alternative Staffing Inc., a temporary staffing agency. Ryan sent Moss to work for Ram Plastics in July 2018. She worked a second-shift position, from 4 p.m.-midnight. Ryan injured her right knee while working...