Workers’ Compensation

The Ohio worker’s compensation system is complex, and Perez Morris has the resources to meet all of your workers’ compensation needs. Perez Morris represents state fund and self insured employers in administrative hearings before the Industrial Commission of Ohio and the adjudicating bodies of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, in writ of mandamus matters before the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, and in appeals before Ohio Courts of Common Pleas. The firm represents employers in all aspects of workers’ compensation litigation, including death claims, safety and OSHA violations, Medicare compliance, fraudulent claims and Violations of Specific Safety Requirement (VSSR) matters. We also handle workplace intentional tort actions.

Perez Morris provides training to employers regarding supervisory level strategies to effectively defend workers’ compensation claims. We routinely advise our clients on workers’ compensation program administration, company policy drafting, including return-to-work and workplace safety policy, and effective risk management strategy, with the goal of lowering workers’ compensation costs for our clients.

Perez Morris has been repeatedly ranked by U.S. News & World Report—Best Lawyers in “Best Law Firms” for its workers’ compensation defense practice. Members of the Perez Morris workers’ compensation team are frequently called upon to speak and write on workers’ compensation topics and have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as well as Ohio Super Lawyers magazine for their defense of workers’ compensation claims.