An Ohio man was sentenced for working while receiving disability payments from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for a prior workplace injury. Joshua Schlosser was ordered to repay nearly $29,000 he improperly collected from BWC. BWC’s Special Investigations …
Directors of Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers have unanimously approved Gov. John Kasich’s (KAY’-sihks) proposal to send $1 billion in cash rebates to businesses, local governments and schools. About 210,000 businesses and public employers would see one-time rebates in …
Local governments and schools in Ohio could see almost $113 million in rebates from the state insurance fund for injured workers under a proposal from the governor. Gov. John Kasich’s office released a breakdown of the schools, townships, cities and …
Ohio’s governor and the state workers’ compensation fund want to return $1 billion in dividends to Ohio businesses, bolster workplace safety initiatives, and modernize the way employers pay into the fund. A higher-than-expected return on investments is making possible the …
The state has appealed a judge’s order granting $860 million in repayments from Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers to employers the judge says were charged excessive premiums for nearly a decade. An Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation spokeswoman said …
Ohio employers are collectively owed $860 million after being overcharged for nearly a decade by the state insurance fund for injured workers, a Cleveland judge has ruled. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Richard McMonagle’s decision involving the Ohio Bureau of …
Attorneys for employers who won a ruling against the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation are asking the state to pay $860 million. The lawyers say there are 270,000 Ohio employers who are due restitution after a judge said in December …
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer has appointed four regional business development managers to help employers benefit from BWC’s safety and claims management services. BWC offers numerous programs that can help businesses save money, generally focused on …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced it has expanded the list of providers who can treat injured workers and strengthened certification requirements for those providers Rules that took effect at the BWC on Jan. 1 add a number …
A judge’s ruling against the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation may end up costing the state hundreds of millions of dollars. The ruling issued Friday also could mean that more than 270,000 Ohio employers are due restitution after the judge …
