State Ex Rel. Haddox v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} This case involves the question of an injured truck driver’s eligibility to receive temporary-total-disability compensation after he was discharged from employment. The driver was injured in 2005 in a traffic accident for which he was cited. This was his third moving violation in one year, and as a result, he was dropped from his employer’s liability insurance policy. Without insurance coverage, he could no longer work as a truck driver, and the employer fired him.

{¶ 2} In 2006, the Industrial Commission initially concluded that he was not eligible for temporary-total-disability…