2008 press releases
December 2008 BWC Board of Directors Approves Payment Relief for Many Employers Cleveland Chiropractors Subjects of BWC Search Warrant BWC Appoints New Chief Internal Auditor, Chief Information Officer BWC Appoints Service Office Managers in Lima, Toledo
November 2008 BWC Receives Clean Financial Audit, Updates Board of Directors on Investment Portfolio BWC Executes Search Warrant at Office of Cincinnati Chiropractors BWC Board of Directors Lowers Rates for Public Employers
October 2008 BWC Leads Safety Seminar for Group Rating Sponsors New Law to Lower Workers’ Compensation Costs for Many Ohio Employers
September 2008 BWC Board Approves New Medical Provider Fee Schedule BWC Fraud Investigations Lead to Two Guilty Pleas BWC Board Presented with Agency Goals; Hiring of Medical Director Announced
August 2008 Appointments Announced for BWC Board of Directors - August 8
July 2008 $4 Million Available for Safety Equipment and Drug-Free Workplaces - July 30 BWC Board of Directors Updated on Recovered Assets - July 25 New BWC Unit to Target Non-Compliant Employers - July 16
June 2008 Long-term plan to reform BWC premium rates adopted - June 27 BWC Board of Directors Hears Public Input on Medical Services - June 26 BWC Issues Progress Report, Details Ongoing Reform Efforts - June 6
May 2008 BWC Board to complete self-evaluation, next public forum announced - May 30 BWC Board Submits Administrator Performance Review to Governor Strickland - May 28 Ryan Joins Ohio Labor Groups in Honoring Workers Killed on Duty - May 10 Ohio Employers to Choose Managed Care for Workers’ Comp Claims - May 6
April 2008 BWC Board of Directors Approves 10-Percent Rate Reduction for Universities and State Agencies - April 25 BWC Board of Directors Holds Public Forum on Medical Service Improvements - April 24 Two Northeast Ohio Medical Providers Punished for Fraud - April 18 BWC Launches Multilingual Customer Service Tool - April 4 BWC Safety Congress & Expo Begins Today - April 1
March 2008 BWC Board of Directors Approves Five-Percent Rate Reduction - March 28 BWC Board of Directors to Hold Public Forum on Medical Service Improvements - March 11
February 2008 Investigators Recognized for Contributions to Investment Probe - Feb. 27 Administrator Names Chief Operating Officer for BWC - Feb. 5 Company Experiences 85-Percent Drop in Workplace Accidents - Feb. 5
January 2008 BWC Focuses on Improving Safety Rates for Ohio’s Urban Cities - Jan. 29 BWC Board of Directors Selects New Investment Consultant - Jan. 25 Protecting Employees Key to Cincinnati-Area Company’s Success - Jan. 16 BWC Announces Discount Rate for Public Employers - Jan. 11 BWC Identifies Top Non-compliant Employers - Jan. 10 Workers’ Comp Fraud Investigators Solve Nearly 3,000 Cases in FY07 - Jan. 2
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