Well. The hearing officers, judges, magistrates are people with their own political leanings and personal ethics/idiosyncrasys. In terms of hearing officers at the Industrial Commission some hearing officer lean more towards the employers position, some more towards the injured. The best hearing officers weigh the facts/evidence presented, with the testimony of the injured worker in a balanced, non-biased manner. Just to go a step further, at the Industrial Commission you have a hearing officer who acts essentially as both Judge and Jury. At a Common Pleas trial you have a Judge/Magistrate who again may lean on the conservative side or liberal side. Then you have the Jury, and they can be all over the place, but in Ohio, and in particular Franklin County, they are more conservative than liberal. The process can be very frustrating to injured workers. It goes without saying, there is no bending of the law at the Industrial Commission and or Court of Common Pleas.
It was a hearing officer to be exact.....and i had injury lawyer to cover my case.
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