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Are Injuries Sustained at Home During Telework Compensable?

Since the onset of the pandemic in the Spring of 2020, the Director of the Ohio Department of Health, through its orders, has encouraged employers to permit “as many employees as possible to work from home by implementing policies in areas such as teleworking and video conferencing.”  As a consequence, many Ohioans have been working from home in accordance with…

Governor Signs PTSD Law Benefitting Public Safety Officers

On January 9, 2021, Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio House Bill 308, which provides for compensation and benefits to public safety officers (a.k.a. “first responders”) who sustain a disability from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) received in the course of and arising out of employment, but without a physical injury.  The new law also contains an anti-retaliation provision, which provides for…

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