Maris McNamara

Misconduct of an employee, whether negligent or willful, is immaterial in applying the law of workers’ compensation, unless it occurs outside the course of employment or implicates a statutory defense. This proposition is...more Federal law requires employers to consider Medicare’s potential interests when settling a workers’ compensation claim with a Medicare beneficiary. The foregoing generally involves the use of a Workers’ Compensation Medical...more For some state fund employers in Ohio, receiving a court complaint as a defendant in workers’ compensation litigation can be unexpected. Employers experiencing this for the first time are often surprised that an employee can...more If an employee is unable to work or suffers a wage loss as the direct result of an impairment arising from an injury or occupational disease, the employee is entitled to receive compensation under this section, provided the...more