Legal Update


2006

Supreme Court Holds CompManagement Did Not Engage In Unauthorized Practice Of Law (12-21-06)

Bugbee & Conkle Seminar; Failure to Provide IME Report Unethical;
Operating Cycle Means All Operational Press Activity (VSSR);
Claimant May Sue Doctor For Negligent Failure To Notify Employer Of Disability (12-13-06)


Compliance With New Smoking Ban (12-4-06)

Issue 2 Passes: State Minimum Wage Increases To $6.85, Effective January 1, 2007 (10-13-06)

Senate Bill 7 Becomes Law As Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal (10-23-06)

Senate Bill 7: Referendum Falls Short,
Committee May Appeal (10-13-06)


Senate Bill 7: Referendum Not Yet Defeated (10-2-06)

Scheduled Loss; Expert Testimony; AWW; FWW;
Civ.R. 35 Medical Exams; R.C. 4123.512 Burden Of Proof (8-9-06)


Provisions Of Senate Bill 7 Challenged By Referendum (7-7-06)

Referendum Blocks Effective Date Of Senate Bill 7 (6-30-06)

"Flare Up" Is Not Aggravation Of Pre-existing Condition;
Saving Statute Applies To Employer Court Appeals;
Last Injurious Exposure Does Not Apply To PTD Allocation (6-26-06)


Termination Not Violation of Public Policy;
Job Offer Must Specify Duties To Terminate TTD;
Workplace Assault May Not Be Compensable (5-3-06)


Highlights of Senate Bill 7 (3-15-06)

Psychiatric Conditions Excluded From Workers' Comp. Law;
Res Judicata; Ownership Of Business May Preclude TTD;
Working May Not Bar PTD (2-6-06)