Ohio Workers’ Compensation Legislative Changes September 2020

On June 16, 2020, Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 81 (H.B. 81) into law, which made significant changes to Ohio’s Workers’ Compensation law. H.B. 81 amends the doctrine of voluntary abandonment of a claim, the statute of limitation on filing a Violation of a Specific Safety Requirement (VSSR), a state fund employer’s settlement authority, and the statute of limitation on a claim among other changes.

Update on OSHA COVID-19 Citations

By: Carl Habekost, Esq.
chabekost@nullbugbeelawyers.com
On October 23, 2020, OSHA announced that since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic it has cited 112 employers for violations relating to COVID-19 resulting in proposed penalties of $1,603,544.

The Path Forward: Safety & Legal Considerations to Prepare Your Workplace for Return Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Coronavirus Employer Webinar Series by Bugbee & Conkle

Part 1, Telephone Hearings at the Industrial Commission
 

Part 2, How Courts are Dealing With COVID-19
 

Part 3, Ohio Workers’ Compensation and COVID-19
 

Part 4, Keeping the Workplace Safe
 

Part 5, Legislative Update

Cake is a Perfectly Reasonable Breakfast Food

Attorney Mark Barnes began the King Cake tradition at Bugbee & Conkle a few years ago. Attorney Rob King was the lucky winner of the Mardi Gras baby and beads this year.