BWC News

Ohio Man Ordered to Pay Nearly $29K for Workers’ Comp Fraud

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 …

Judge Awards Ohio Employers $860M for Workers’ Comp Overcharges

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 …

Ohio Work Comp Bureau Appoints Regional Business Development Managers

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 …

Ohio Expands List of Approved Medical Providers for Injured Workers

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 …