Workers' Compensation

Small business owners rely on their ability to accurately predict costs from one year to the next, particularly with regard to their workers' compensation premiums.  Over the past two years, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) has worked to make these costs more predictable and fair - but more must be done.

2011-2012 Legislative Priorities

Promote Actuarial Practices That Foster Stable and Predictable Rates

  • Continue to develop premium rating structures that allow Ohio employers to pay premiums commensurate with the risk they bring into the system, regardless of their participation in a group-rating program
  • Drive the BWC to provide small business owners with information about premium rates in a timely manner so they can properly plan their costs in advance
  • Ensure Ohio's workers' compensation system is competitive with other states

Decrease Costs Incurred Because of Workers' Compensation Fraud and Abuse

  • Increase awareness and detention of fraud and abuse in the workers' compensation system by educating employers, employees, and health care providers about the signs of abuse, the cost implications and ways to report fraudulent activity

Promote Safety Related Education and Reward Employers For Participation

  • Develop safety education programs that will provide employers and employees with the knowledge they need to create and maintain a safe working environment
  • Provide financial incentives for employers who engage in safety related initiatives to compensate for the time away from their business

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