OH 10th: Suspend Claim if Failed Exam

The Tenth District of the Ohio Court of Appeals upheld an Industrial Commission of Ohio (the Commission) decision suspending employee's industrial claim for failure to submit to employer's request for medical examination. In State ex rel Groves v. Sysco Corp., No. 04AP-284, 01/20/2005, Groves, a Sysco Corporation (Sysco) employee, sustained industrial injury in September 2002, and sought temporary total disability benefits in June 2003. Sysco requested suspension of Groves industrial claim after Groves refused to submit to Sysco's requested medical examination. This examination was scheduled...