Split Court Says Bureau Can't Recoup Payments Made After Worker Reached MMI

A divided Ohio appellate court ruled that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation could not recoup temporary total disability benefits paid to a worker after she had reached maximum medical improvement. Elizabeth Kurtz worked for CG-HHC LLC. She suffered injuries at work in April 2023. The Industrial Commission allowed her workers’ compensation claim for neck and back sprains and granted temporary total disability benefits. In January 2024, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation requested termination of Kurtz's TTD, asserting that she had reached maximum medical impr...