State ex rel. Hildebrand v. Wingate Transport, Inc. (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} This case involves an injured worker’s eligibility for temporary-total-disability compensation after he quit his job on the same day that he reported to work with a note from his doctor restricting him to modified duty. Appellee Industrial Commission determined that appellant, Brian J. Hildebrand Jr., voluntarily abandoned the workforce when he quit his job for reasons unrelated to his industrial injury and therefore was ineligible for temporary-total-disability compensation.

{¶ 2} The Tenth District Court of Appeals denied Hildebrand’s request for a writ of mandamus. The court rejected…