State ex rel. Ashcraft v. Industrial Commission

At the outset, this court takes notice of the fact that effective August 22,1986, the legislature amended R.C. 4123.54 to prohibit a claimant’s receipt of workers’ compensation or benefits while confined in a penal institution in this or any state for conviction of violation of the criminal law of this or any other state. Hence, the resolution of this matter will only concern workers’ compensation applications filed before August 22,1986.

The Industrial Commission based its February 5,1986 order on the decision of the Tenth District Court of Appeals in State, ex rel. Jones & Laughlin Steel…