I left early for work this morning, thinking I'd vote on the way in. I had the address for the polling place, and I was positive I knew how to get there. I drove up to the very busy street and made a right, thinking that the cross street I needed was a few blocks east. Wrong! So, I drove into work and googled the village hall's phone number to call and ask for directions. Turns out I should have turned left on the busy street, since what I needed was only a block west! Oh, well.
I'll go vote at lunchtime.
You can have some of our questions, Jess.
I don't want to go and vote, I want to send a hologram or something. So. Sleepy.
Plus, Blue State. We got the abortion and the stem cells. We may be going straight to hell, but the weather here sure is lovely.
It was about workers' compensation (a HOT topic here in Ohio).
What's the gist?
Workers shouldn't be compensated. Instead, all the money should go to Republicans and churches.
What's the gist?
It's a mixed bag--compensation computation, sexual assult, protecting private information of injured workers, allowing limited work in certain environments for injured workers with head injuries, self insurance rules and a small point--but BIG issue in Ohio, rules for setting investment management for the Bureau's money.
Here's a summary of all the issues.
Changes procedures for determining the amount of compensation that may be received for wage loss or permanent total disability. Allows workers' compensation and benefits to be awarded to a victim of sexual assault at the workplace. Prohibits certain prisoners from receiving workers' compensation and benefits while confined to a county jail and designates the Bureau of Workers' Compensation Special Investigation Department a criminal justice agency. Exempts the addresses and phone numbers of workers receiving workers' compensation and benefits from Ohio's Public Records Law and from public access, except to journalists. Allows employment in a sheltered workshop for injured workers with traumatic brain injuries even if a worker is receiving workers' compensation and benefits. Requires that workers demonstrate "substantial aggravation" of a pre-existing condition by certain objective criteria before workers' compensation and benefits may be awarded, specifies eligibility qualifications for permanent total disability compensation, and reduces the time frame for which claims may be brought. Improves the ability to settle workers' compensation claims under certain conditions, voids certain settlement agreements upon death, increases amounts available on specified attorneys' fees and changes rules of procedure related to certain appeals. Prevents the Workers' Compensation Oversight Commission from setting a different policy than requirements outlined in Ohio law regarding who may serve as investment managers. Allows self-insuring employers to pay compensation and benefits directly under certain conditions.
That's just because you're waiting for the day when you can release your own clone army onto an unsuspecting public.
Damn, how did you know?
a small point--but BIG issue in Ohio, rules for setting investment management for the Bureau's money.
What, they don't like investing in coin collections?
Thanks, Cash. That sounds like substantial reform. Interesting. (Obviously, I'm not a worker's compensation wonk, just trying to keep abreast for work reasons.)
We get to vote on this constitutional amendment:
The tradition of fishing and hunting and the taking of fish and wildlife shall be preserved for the people and shall be managed by law and regulation for the public good.
It's a bad idea, but it sounds so innocuous it will probably pass. It has the potential to, for example, prevent the city of Decatur from having laws against shooting at game animals downtown. "No, officer, I have this shotgun because I'm going dove hunting on the square."
The rest, except for an eminent domain amendment whose language is suspect to me, are all narrow special interest nonsense.
It's a mixed bag--compensation computation, sexual assult, protecting private information of injured workers, allowing limited work in certain environments for injured workers with head injuries, self insurance rules and a small point--but BIG issue in Ohio, rules for setting investment management for the Bureau's money.
You know, I've never lived in a referendum state, but I can't help but think that Joe Public is really not the person to be answering these questions.
What, they don't like investing in coin collections?
You haven't heard the story? Heh.
(Sorry, kinda' busy. Someone else'll have to explain.)
