State ex rel. McGraw v. Industrial Commission

Appellant’s appeal presents a single question: Does appellant’s departure from his employment at Kenworth, for reasons unrelated to his injury, preclude his receiving temporary total disability compensation over the period sought? For the reasons to follow, we find that it does.

The effect of the termination of a claimant’s employment on entitlement to temporary total compensation was first discussed in State, ex rel. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., v. Indus. Comm. (1985), 29 Ohio App. 3d 145, 29 OBR 162, 504 N.E. 2d 451. The court, in discussing the issue as it related to a claimant who had…