Ohio § 4123.542 Successful claimant not to file duplicative claim

Ohio Statutes

§ 4123.542 — Successful claimant not to file duplicative claim

Ohio § 4123.542

Title 41Labor and Industry

Ch. 4123Workers' Compensation

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Bluebook

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4123.542 (2026).

Text

An employee or the dependents of an employee  who receive a decision on the merits of a claim for compensation  or benefits under this chapter or Chapter 4121., 4127., or 4131.  of the Revised Code shall not file a claim for the same injury,  occupational disease, or death in another state under the workers'  compensation laws of that state. Except as otherwise provided in  division (H) of section4123.54of the Revised Code, an employee  or the employee's dependents who receive a decision on the merits  of a claim for compensation or benefits under the workers'  compensation laws of another state shall not file a claim for  compensation and benefits under this chapter or Chapter 4121.,  4127., or 4131. of the Revised Code for the same injury,  occupational disease, or death.

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An employee or the dependents of an employee who receive a decision on the merits of a claim for compensation or benefits under this chapter or Chapter 4121., 4127., or 4131. of the Revised Code shall not file a claim for the same injury, occupational disease, or death in another state under the workers' compensation laws of that state. Except as otherwise provided in division (H) of section4123.54of the Revised Code, an employee or the employee's dependents who receive a decision on the merits of a claim for compensation or benefits under the workers' compensation laws of another state shall not file a claim for compensation and benefits under this chapter or Chapter 4121., 4127., or 4131. of the Revised Code for the same injury, occupational disease, or death.

As used in this section, "a decision on the merits" means a decision determined or adjudicated for compensability of a claim and not on jurisdictional grounds.