Better You, Better Ohio… BWC’s Health and Wellness Program A healthy workforce is crucial to a successful business. That is why BWC is offering Better You, Better Ohio to Ohio’s workforce. It is a free health and wellness program designed to provide health and wellness resources and services to workers of small employers with 150 […]
Employers with eleven or more employees and whose establishments are not classified as a partially exempt industry must record work-related injuries and illnesses using OSHA Forms 300, 300A and 301. Employers who are required to keep Form 300, the Injury and Illness log, must post Form 300A, the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, in […]
With regard to Handicap Reimbursements, CareWorks Comp guarantees our customers that we will review all lost time claims that are eligible for the BWC’s Handicap Reimbursement Program. Each claim in which an eligible handicap condition is identified will be filed within the BWC’s prescribed filing time limitations. There are 26 conditions that the BWC recognizes–from […]
Family Succession Planning Tuesday, February 18, 2020 (1 PM CT) 45 minutes | Complimentary | Advance registration required When most people hear “estate planning,” they think of planning to avoid estate taxes. However, for all but the very wealthiest individuals, the federal estate tax is no longer a concern (although state level estate taxes may […]
Latest Class Action Litigation Beginning in October 2019, more than a dozen individuals through at least four law firms have filed hundreds of new lawsuits against businesses alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990’s Title III (starting at 42 USC §12101), as well as local New York state (N.Y. Exec. Law Article […]
Ohio Appeals Court Affirms BTA’s Reliance on Recent Sale Price to Set Value for Retail Space Leased to National Retailer Menlo Realty Income Properties 28, LLC v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2019-Ohio-4872. Taxpayer Had Argued Vacancy Rate Must Automatically Discount Sale Price of Leased Property The 10th District Court of Appeals affirmed a decision […]
Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia currently prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity and expression. At least 19 cities in Ohio currently have similar anti-discrimination laws: Akron, Athens, Bexley, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Columbus, Coshocton, Dayton, East Cleveland, Lakewood, Kent, Newark, Olmsted Falls, Oxford, Toledo, Yellow Springs, […]
The National Safety Council and OSHA announced the top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for 2019. While the rankings for OSHA’s Top 10 most cited violations typically vary little from year to year, it is important to refresh on this critical information: Fall Protection–General Requirements Hazard Communication Scaffolding Lockout/Tagout Respiratory Protection Ladders Powered […]
Effective Oct. 7, 2019, the Ohio BWC made changes to vocational rehabilitation rules, policies, and procedures to simplify how an injured worker enters into a voc rehab program. The rules impacted are OAC 4123-18-03 and OAC 4123-18-04. The BWC and the managed care organizations (MCOs) will no longer complete multiple decisions about eligibility, feasibility, and […]
FedEx and UPS will be taking their annual rate increases on both ground and air shipments. The UPS rate increases will take effect on December 29, 2019, while the FedEx rate increases will go into effect a week later on January 6, 2020. Please find the content for the 2020 annual rate increases that links […]
