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GLENN RANKIN Appellee
vs.
THOMAS SYSCO FOOD SERVICES Appellant and WES TRIMBLE ADMINISTRATOR BUREAU OFWORKERS' COMPENSATION and INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO : Appellees.
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Issues:
Workers' compensation, post-accident testing, post-injury testing.
Case Summary:
Officials at Thomas Sysco Food Services appeal a lower court's ruling that grants workers' compensation benefits to Glenn Rankin, a salesman employed by the company. Rankin filed for workers' compensation following an auto accident that he claimed was related to work. Rankin argued that he was traveling from his company office to perform work at the office he maintained in his basement. The state' s workers' compensation bureau approved benefits. The company appealed the state's decision, arguing that Rankin failed to submit to a post-accident drug test as required by company policy.
Decision of lower jurisdiction:
The Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas affirmed the state bureau's decision to grant benefits to Rankin. The court ruled that the company failed to prove that Rankin's journey was not work related. The company now appeals.
Outcome:
Rankin wins. The Ohio Court of Appeals, 1st District, Hamilton County, affirmed the decision of the lower jurisdictions. The court ruled there was sufficient evidence to support Rankin's argument.