Justices: Debate Exists if Job Offer 'Made in Good Faith'

A workers' compensation commission needs to determine if a light-duty offer was "made in good faith," the Ohio Supreme Court ruled. Neither party disputed Susan B. Hudgel's inability to return to her former position of employment in Ellis Super Valu Inc. v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, 2006-1414, 09/27/2007. Instead the issue is whether Hudgel's decision to decline a light-duty position showed a voluntary abandonment of employment. Ellis Super Valu offered her a position within her medical restrictions. Her work schedule would be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. six days per week. Hudgel would ha...