State ex rel. Baker v. Industrial Commission

The issue before us is whether a claimant who leaves his2 former position of employment for a new position forfeits TTD eligibility under the theory of voluntary abandonment of employment.

In Baker I, we held that Baker’s voluntary departure from Stahl-Wooster precluded Baker’s eligibility for TTD, as his departure from his former position of employment was predicated on his own actions, i.e., acceptance of a truck mechanic position with Truck Stops, and not on his industrial injury. Baker, 87 Ohio St.3d at 563, 722 N.E.2d at 68. As previously mentioned, the per curiam opinion in Baker I was…