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State ex rel. Justice v. Dairy Mart, Inc.

OhioJanuary 9, 2002No. 2000-2147Cited 1 time
Defendant WinDairy Mart, Inc.
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Case Details

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Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

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Outcome

The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals decision, holding that R.C. 4123.52's two-year statute of limitations applies to retroactive compensation adjustments in workers' compensation cases, limiting claimant's back-pay recovery to two years prior to his motion for adjustment rather than back to the date of injury.

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Workers' compensation — Retroactive compensation adjustment following an average weekly wage recalculation is limited to the two years prior to the claimant's recalculation motion.

What This Ruling Means

**What Happened** A worker named Justice was injured on the job at Dairy Mart and received workers' compensation benefits. Later, the state recalculated his average weekly wage, which meant he should have been receiving higher benefit payments all along. Justice wanted the full amount of back pay dating back to when his injury first occurred, which could have been several years' worth of additional money. **What the Court Decided** The Ohio Supreme Court ruled against Justice. The court said that when workers' compensation benefits are recalculated and a worker is owed more money, they can only collect the additional back pay for the two years before they filed their request for the wage adjustment. Justice could not recover the full amount going back to his original injury date. **What This Means for Workers** This ruling is important because it limits how much back pay injured workers can recover when their workers' compensation benefits are corrected. If you're receiving workers' comp and believe your benefits should be higher, you should file for a wage recalculation as soon as possible. Waiting too long could cost you money, since you can only recover additional payments for the previous two years, not the entire time since your injury.

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