State ex rel. OmniSource Corp. v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} We again consider a worker’s eligibility for temporary total disability compensation after discharge from employment. Johnny L. Calderwood Jr. was *304a truck driver for appellee and cross-appellant OmniSource Corporation. On July 1, 2003, he injured his left knee in a work-related accident, and a workers’ compensation claim was allowed.

{¶ 2} According to Calderwood, he worked until November 4, 2003, at which time attending physician Dr. Jeffrey M. Laporte certified him as temporarily and totally disabled in anticipation of knee surgery. OmniSource apparently began paying temporary total…