Supreme Court Denies TTD to Worker Who Quit One Job and Was Fired From Another

A former Wal-Mart employee was not entitled to temporary total disability benefits to replace his lost wages when he had left his job for a new position and then wound up getting fired, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled unanimously last week. Since Norman James Jr. was unemployed when he allegedly became disabled from working didn’t tie the loss of his job to a compensable injury, the court said the Industrial Commission property denied his request for TTD. James had been the assistant manager of a Wal-Mart store when he injured his neck while at work in November 2004. The Bureau of Workers...