If you’ve been injured on the job in Ohio, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Most workers in Ohio are covered under workers’ compensation, and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) provides coverage for all eligible employees (unless their employers opt to self-insure). As an injured worker, […]
Author: Kip Malek
12 Key Terms to Know When Filing for Workers’ Compensation in Ohio
Filing for workers’ compensation in Ohio isn’t easy. There is a lot you need to know, and there are a lot of easy mistakes that can prevent you from collecting the benefits you deserve. To give yourself the best chance of collecting benefits for your on-the-job injury, you need to […]
Job-related injuries can have both physical and psychological effects. If you feared for your safety—or maybe even feared for your life—this can stay with you long after your physical injuries have healed. In legal terms, the psychological effects of the fear you experience during a traumatic accident are referred to […]
What Are Your Legal Rights After a Shooting at a Bar or Nightclub in Ohio?
While shootings at bars and nightclubs often make for good headlines, these events can have tragic consequences for victims and their families. Suffering a gunshot wound can change the victim’s life forever, and when a shooting proves fatal, the victim’s family members can spend the rest of their lives coping […]
Do you have a really low workers comp weekly pay rate, raise it with the application of special circumstances
How Your Average Weekly Wage Is Calculated Probably one of the most questions that injured workers ask me is, “I was making so-and-so amount of money before I got injured, in fact I was supposed to get a raise, so why are my weekly workers comp pay checks so low […]