Spencer v. Freight Handlers, Inc.

{¶ 1} This case addresses the requirements for vesting jurisdiction in the common pleas court pursuant to R.C. 4123.512, the workers’ compensation statute that permits a claimant or an employer to appeal from an Industrial Commission order affecting the right to participate in the workers’ compensation fund. The issue is whether the administrator of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation must be named as a party and served with the notice of appeal to vest the court with subject-matter jurisdiction. We hold that the R.C. 4123.512 requirements that a party appealing from an Industrial Commission…