State ex rel. Ganu v. Willow Brook Christian Communities

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from the grant of a writ of mandamus ordering the Industrial Commission of Ohio to vacate an order terminating temporary total disability compensation. We affirm.

{¶ 2} On October 23, 2003, appellee Gracie Ganu was injured while lifting a patient at an extended-care facility operated by appellant, Willow Brook Christian Communities. A workers’ compensation claim was allowed for “sprain hip and thigh, left.” Ganu then requested temporary total disability compensation, and Willow Brook responded by continuing wages in lieu of compensation, which is statutorily acceptable.

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