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hi this is attorney Chuck Boyk
and I'm here to answers
some of the typical
questions I receive on work injury cases
is how can I collect from my lost wages? under Ohio law
under the Bureau of workers compensation, you're able to collect lost wages
through a concept called
temporary total disability. In order to receive temporary total disability you
have to have an allowed claim
for a specific medical condition and then there is a specific form that
you and the doctor fill out releasing you from being able to do your work
for a specific time period. So for example, if it's from January 1st
until March 1st the doctor would fill
that out and then you would receive something called temporary
total disability that will pay you two-thirds
of your wages for the period of time. Sometimes you don't need an attorney to
help you get temporary total disability
but often you're going to need to retain an attorney
to describe your legal rights and to make sure that the employer
does not kick you off of temporary total disability
by having you go to their defense
medical exam. So for all your legal rights
please read our book "The Ohio Work Injury Book"
and you'll find out your legal rights for collecting
lost wages under temporary total disability