State ex rel. Jeep Corp. v. Industrial Commission

Two questions are before us: (1) May a self-insured employer terminate temporary total disability compensation without a hearing where the claimant’s attending physician indicates that the claimant’s condition has become permanent? (2) Did the commission abuse its discretion in reinstating temporary total disability compensation from December 24, 1986 through May 4, 1987? Upon review, we find that both Jeep and the commission acted properly.

State, ex rel. Ramirez, v. Indus. Comm. (1982), 69 Ohio St.2d 630, 23 O.O.3d 518, 433 N.E.2d 586, sets forth the circumstances under which temporary total…