No TTD for Worker's Periods of Unemployment Unrelated to Injury

An Ohio appellate court ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to temporary total disability benefits for the periods when his industrial injuries were not the cause of his unemployment. Case: State ex rel. Schumacher v. Auto Systems Centers Inc., 16AP-535, 06/27/2017, published. Facts: Paul Schumacher suffered injuries in a workplace fall in July 2011. His employer continued to pay him his normal salary in lieu of temporary total disability benefits after the accident. In November 2014, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation expanded the scope of Schumacher’s comp claim to ...