Workers' Compensation :: Competencies



Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter's workers' compensation practice provides thorough experience in dealings with:

  • The Ohio Industrial Commission
    • Claim allowance
    • Extent of disability issues
    • Benefits termination
    • VSSR (violation of specific safety requirement) claim defense
    • Settlement agreements
  • The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC)
    • Assessments and reviews
    • Managed Care Organization (MCO) issues
    • Complaints, renewals and conversions for self-insured companies
    • Field audits
    • Employer liability of all kinds
    • Protests
    • Self-Insured Review Panel and Self-Insured Employers Evaluation Board representation
  • Litigation
    • Jury trials, appellate and Supreme Court issues
    • Abuse of discretion
    • Declaratory judgments
    • Intentional torts
    • Discrimination cases
  • Associated Agreements
    • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA)
    • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
    • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
    • Transitional duty/Alternate duty/Return to Work
    • Collective bargaining
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Transactions