The Jackson Township Fire Department hosted Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer, who presented a $20,000 Safety Intervention Grant check to Chief Tracy Hogue. The grant will aid in the purchase of cardiac support pumps that will …
A former Ohio man was ordered to pay more than $13,000 in workers’ compensation restitution. Russell Whitman pleaded guilty June 12 to workers’ compensation fraud, a fifth-degree felony, after an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) revealed …
A Ohio business owner was ordered to pay $3,500 in connection with lapsed workers’ compensation coverage. Ronald G. Larlham pleaded guilty May 12 in Portage County Municipal Court to workers’ compensation fraud, a first-degree misdemeanor. The BWC’s compliance department referred …
A Ohio man was ordered to repay more than $22,000 in connection with improperly receiving workplace injury benefits. Gerald Whitacre pleaded guilty May 15 in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a fifth-degree …
The director of the state insurance fund for injured workers said Friday that he’s disappointed with an unusually pointed appeals court decision that says the fund overcharged employers by hundreds of millions of dollars. Steve Buehrer, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ …
A Ohio man was ordered to repay more than $9,000 in connection with working while receiving workplace injury benefits. Jack Barker pleaded guilty April 21 in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to one count of workers’ compensation fraud and …
Hundreds of businesses around Ohio were recognized in April for success in keeping their employees safe on the job. The businesses were recognized during meetings of Ohio safety councils, which serve as partners in the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s …
Ohio’s watchdog released his much-anticipated investigative report on the investment scandal that engulfed the state in 2005, concluding the worker’s compensation insurance organization where it started has become significantly more professional and accountable. Inspector General Randall Meyer made no new …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) staff proposed that the Board of Directors approve a 6.3 percent reduction to base rates beginning July 1. If approved, this cut would mark the eighth consecutive year in which private sector rates …
The Ohio Safety Congress & Expo 2014 (OSC14), an annual annual three-day health and workers’ compensation conference, will feature several live demonstrations of innovations designed to prevent and manage workplace accidents. OSC14 is free and takes place March 25 – …