Tuesday, February 11, 2014
New Wage Loss Rule Goes into Effect February 13, 2014
After a long review involving significant input from stakeholders, the Industrial Commission and Bureau of Workers’ Compensation have
successfully enacted a new joint rule for the processing and adjudication of requests for wage loss compensation.
The new rule contains a definition section which is alphabetized for ease of reading and separate paragraphs setting out the prerequisites
for receiving working and non-working wage loss compensation.
Additionally, the new rule provides guidelines for on-line job searches and codifies case law that created exceptions to the requirement of a supplemental
job search for those injured workers applying for or receiving working wage loss compensation.
The new rule also addresses the situation in which an injured worker secures a job that will likely become comparably paying work and/or provides
other employment-related benefits.
To view New OAC 4125-1-01, click HERE.