State ex rel. American Seaway Foods, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

To encourage employers “to employ and retain * * * handicapped employees,” R.C. 4123.343 was enacted in 1955. 126 Ohio Laws 947. Under the statute, the commission reimburses or credits an employer, totally or partially, for compensation and benefits paid to a handicapped employee who is later industrially injured and whose handicap contributed to either the injury itself or a resulting disability. R.C. 4123.343(B) and (C).

Effective August 22, 1986, the statute was amended to include:

“(F) No employer shall in any year receive credit under this section in an amount greater than the premium he…