Felty v. AT&T Technologies, Inc.

This appeal concerns the question of which Industrial Commission decisions may be appealed to the courts of common pleas. R.C. 4123.-519(A) provides that a claimant or an employer “may appeal a decision of the industrial commission or of its staff hearing officer * * * in any injury or occupational disease case, other than a decision as to the extent of disability, to the court of common pleas * * *.” We have interpreted this provision narrowly to mean that “[t]he only decisions reviewable pursuant to R.C. 4123.519 are those decisions involving a claimant’s right to participate or to continue…