State ex rel. Cordell v. Pallet Cos., Inc. (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 41} Respectfully, I dissent.

*493{¶ 42} In my view, James Cordell voluntarily abandoned his employment with Pallet Companies, Inc., when he used an illegal controlled substance in violation of a drug free workplace policy, and therefore, he is not entitled to temporary total disability compensation for unrelated workplace injuries he sustained after he violated the drug free policy.

{¶ 43} Temporary total disability (“TTD”) compensation “is intended to compensate an injured worker who is temporarily unable to return to the duties of his or her former position of employment as a result of a…