Health Director Signs “Stay at Home Tonight Order” On Tuesday during his usual press conference, Governor DeWine announced that Health Director Stephanie McCloud would be issuing an order creating a statewide curfew between 10:00 pm and 5:00 am. The “Stay at Home Tonight Order,” issued by the Director today, took effect this morning, November 19, […]
COVID-19 Federal Legislation/Actions The CARES Act Makes Available Economic Relief for Midsize and Large Businesses | 3/30/2020 The CARES Act created a more broadly applicable emergency relief fund that should result in loans for medium and large businesses impacted by COVID-19. Read more Congress Creates the Paycheck Protection Program Through the SBA to Provide Loans and a […]
Here is today’s Ohio COVID-19 update: 351 confirmed cases as of today reaching 40 counties, resulting in 83 hospitalizations and three deaths. The cases range in age from one year to 91 with a median age of 51. Today, Governor DeWine directed Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton to sign a “stay at home” […]
Please find helpful information and answers to common questions as it relates to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Comp. For questions about COVID-19’s effect on BWC, you can email BWCCOVID19@bwc.state.oh.us. (click image to view document)
The NRF sent the following letter to the President of the United States. READ LETTER HERE
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Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, is designed to protect workers from serious workplace injury or illness resulting from contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards. Besides face shields, safety glasses, hard hats and safety shoes, protective equipment includes a variety of devices and garments such as goggles, coveralls, gloves, vests, earplugs, […]
In June, the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation Board of Directors approved a $1.5 billion rebate to Ohio employers with an active BWC policy. According to the BWC it will distribute rebate checks to nearly 180,000 public and private employers. The BWC expects to begin mailing checks to public employers on September 26th, followed by […]
Find news, information, training opportunities and resources in this month’s Ohio BWC Safety Update. OHIO BWC SAFETY UPDATE >>>
Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 1:00 p.m. CT60 minutes | Advance registration required Employers are increasingly perplexed about how to avoid mistakes in confronting the use of marijuana by employees, on and off the clock. In this webinar, we will explain recent changes in state law, and we will suggest some effective guidelines for establishing workplace […]
