BWC Revitalizes Transitional Work Grant (TWG) Program BWC implemented changes to the TWG program on June 1, 2021, which significantly boosted employers’ interest and participation in the grant program. The TWG program saw a 78.8% increase in...
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Ohio's cities, townships, public school districts and other public employers are in line for another cut in their workers' compensation premiums. The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation said it will cut rates 10% effective Jan. 1, saving...
$5 billion dividend for Ohio employers BWC delivers third dividend this year to ease COVID-19’s impact
Frequently Asked Questions for Employers Why is BWC giving a dividend? We are issuing a $5 billion dividend to ease the financial pressures your organization may be experiencing amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Gov. DeWine has asked his...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions To minimize the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and continue business operations, our BWC staff is now teleworking. While we may be operating from a different physical location, we do not currently...
Ohio’s public and private employers stand to get back nearly all of the workers’ compensation premiums that they have paid in the past year. The state on Monday proposed a $1.5 billion rebate in workers’ compensation premiums, the...
BWC Colleagues,When I returned to BWC, I was pleased to discover various work groups studying issues relatedto the future of our agency. These began with a first-ever strategic planning retreat conducted last year by the Board of Directors. I want to...
An Ohio law firm, Bevan & Associates, is challenging Ohio’s statute that makes injured workers’ personal information private. Previously, the names, claim numbers and addresses of injured workers were available to the public via...
Governor Kasich recently signed the Michael Louis Palumbo Jr. Act. This act creates a rebuttable presumption that a firefighter who develops cancer did so while in the course and scope of and arising out of employment. To read more...
The Ohio Administrative Code has been amended to include a new rule governing lumbar fusion surgeries under Ohio workers’ compensation claims. O.A.C. 4123-6-32 requires numerous criteria to be met prior to a fusion surgery being eligible...
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation recently approved a 1.5 billion dollar rebate to Ohio employers. The Ohio BWC is doing so despite Ohio BWC service offices being understaffed and overworked. For a link to the article click...
