Buehler v. Ampam Commercial Midwest, Unpublished Decision (9-14-2007)

DECISION.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Ampam Commercial Midwest appeals the trial court's judgment in favor of its former employee, plaintiff-appellee Timothy C. Buehler.

{¶ 2} Buehler was fired by Ampam in 2002 shortly after the parties were notified that Buehler's workplace injury entitled him to total temporary disability ("TTD") compensation and that Buehler had been approved for a fusion spinal surgery related to the injury. Buehler claimed that the firing contravened R.C. 4123.90, which specifically prohibits the retaliatory discharge of an employee who has filed for workers' compensation.…