An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of temporary total disability benefits to a worker who failed to show up for a light-duty position that his doctor said was within his capabilities.
Case: State ex rel. Papageorgiou v. Avalotis Corp., No. 23AP-689, 03/13/2025, published.
Facts: Evangelo Papageorgiou worked for Avalotis Corp. He injured his neck at work in May 2018 and underwent surgery on the day of the injury.
On June 5, 2018, Dr. Jason Young advised Papageorgiou that he could return to light-duty work with no heavy lifting.
On June 26, 2018, Dr. John Dunne learned that Papageorgi...
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