OHIO SUPREME COURT BARS PUBLIC POLICY CLAIMS FOR EMPLOYEES TERMINATED WHILE RECEIVING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
In a retreat from prior precedent, the Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled that employees who are terminated as a result of filing for and receiving workers’ compensation benefits may not pursue public policy-based wrongful discharge claims. See Bickers v. W. & S. Life Ins. Co., ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2007-Ohio-6751. In so holding, the Supreme…
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