Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced 12 individuals were convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, charges related to defrauding Ohio’s workers’ compensation system in January. The court actions are the result of investigations conducted by BWC’s special investigations department …
An investigation conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) found a Medina attorney conspired to commit fraud by employing an injured worker she was representing in a workers’ compensation case. Natalie Grubb pleaded guilty to fraud in a …
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer recognized Haltec Corporation in Columbiana County for attaining Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) status through the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). The company is now one of only …
A Cleveland man pleaded guilty to fraud after investigators with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) caught him on video working as a tow truck driver while he was supposed to be off work recovering from a workplace injury. …
An Ohio man has been sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud after investigators with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) captured undercover video contradicting his claim that he couldn’t lift more than 10 pounds. The video of Jason Dross bench …
A Ohio man has been sentenced for working while receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a prior workplace injury. Charles Morris, Jr. was sentenced last week and must repay nearly $30,000 he improperly collected from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) awarded safety intervention grants to five Ohio businesses totaling more than $153,000 in October. BWC designed the Safety Intervention Grant Program to assist Ohio employers in reducing illnesses and injuries and to create …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors gave employers participating in the Group Experience and Group Retrospective Rating programs more options for improving workplace safety. The change allows employers who’ve had a workplace injury to satisfy some …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) awarded safety intervention grants to nine Ohio businesses totaling more than $221,000 in September. BWC designed the Safety Intervention Grant Program to assist Ohio employers in reducing illnesses and injuries and to create …
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) investigators uncovered fraud in Cleveland with an investigation into Anthony Perry, who was discovered working as a landscaper while receiving injured worker benefits. Perry was sentenced in a Franklin County courtroom last week and …