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Ohio Workers Compensation

The Ohio workers compensation system is somewhat more complicated than many other states. For example, it's administered by two separate agencies: the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation and the Ohio Industrial Commission. An employee who has been injured on the job or has developed an occupational disease due to job conditions must file a workers compensation claim.

Three Types of Workers Compensation Claims

In fact, there are three types of workers compensation claims in Ohio, for:

an injury
an occupational disease
a worker who was killed on the job

In Ohio, it is the employee's responsibility — not the employer's — to file the claim, and the employee (or his dependents/family) must make sure that the claim has been filed and received. If you have filed an Ohio Workers Compensation claim, you should receive a claim number from the Bureau. If you haven't gotten a claim number, check with the Bureau to make sure that the claim was filed properly.