No TTD Benefits for Payroll Clerk Fired for Filing False Time Sheets

An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a payroll clerk who was fired for falsifying her time sheets. Case: State ex rel. Koch v. Industrial Commission, No. 18AP-396, 10/29/2019, published. Facts: Tina M. Koch worked for Fresh Mark Inc. as a payroll clerk. She suffered injuries in a workplace fall in April 2016. Koch underwent shoulder surgery in July 2016, and her doctor took her off work. While she was off, Fresh Mark’s accounting department conducted a routine audit, which revealed irregularities with Koch’s time sheets. Fresh Mark terminated Koch when sh...