State ex rel. Jordan v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} Appellant-claimant, Jimmie L. Jordan Jr., broke his left wrist at work on September 28, 2000. Appellee-employer Ford Motor Company thereafter offered — and claimant accepted — a light-duty job at the same hourly wage as before. Unlike his prior job, however, claimant, for reasons yet to be determined, received substantially less overtime, despite an absence of medical restrictions limiting the number of hours he could work. Consequently, claimant’s weekly earnings were usually less than those before his injury.

{¶ 2} Claimant eventually moved for wage-loss compensation pursuant to R.C.…