High Court: Reason Teacher Not Working Over Summer Break Controls Eligibility for TTD

The Ohio Supreme Court remanded a case with instructions for the Industrial Commission to analyze why a teacher was not working over a summer break to determine whether she was entitled to temporary disability benefits for three months in 2022. Ohio law provides temporary disability benefits to those who lose wages as a direct result of an impairment arising from a compensable injury or occupational disease. Revised Code 4123.56(F) also disallows TD benefits when a person is not working as a direct result of reasons unrelated to the allowed condition. The Industrial Commission failed to full...