{"id":30735,"date":"2012-10-29T06:06:39","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T11:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=30735"},"modified":"2012-10-29T06:06:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T11:06:39","slug":"government-workers-comp-rates-lowered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2012\/10\/29\/government-workers-comp-rates-lowered\/","title":{"rendered":"Government worker’s comp rates lowered"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ohio BWC information<\/em><\/p>\n

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Bureau of Workers\u2019 Compensation Board of Directors today approved a recommendation by BWC Administrator\/CEO Steve Buehrer to reduce average rates for public employer taxing districts by 5 percent. This marks the fourth consecutive year in which public employer rates have been reduced by at least 5 percent. Average rates, based on an employers\u2019 payroll, have not been this low since at least 1983.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad that Ohio can again reduce workers\u2019 comp rates for local governments,\u201d said Ohio Governor John Kasich. \u201cThey\u2019re taking the right steps to help keep employees safer, and good management and strong investments at BWC are bringing rates down to the lowest level in nearly 30 years.\u00a0 At a time when government at all levels is expected to tighten its belt, Ohio is promoting shared services and lowering workers comp rates to help local governments cope.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reduction is projected to lower combined premiums by an estimated $12.7 million for Ohio\u2019s 3,900 cities, counties, townships, villages, schools and special districts, beginning January 1, 2013.\u00a0Combined with last year\u2019s 5 percent rate reduction, Ohio\u2019s public employers will experience an estimated two-year savings of approximately $40 million, when compared to 2011 rate levels.<\/p>\n

The overall average decrease of five percent will result in base rate reductions, based upon recent and projected experience, for 12 of the 14 public employer types, known as manual classifications. This decrease includes some classifications in which base rates will decrease even more than the average statewide level. For example, counties\u2019 base rate will decrease by 7.1 percent, and the base rates for public libraries, joint vocational schools and special public universities will all decline by 15.7 percent. Actual premium changes for individual public entities will differ based on several factors including their own recent claims history and program participation.<\/p>\n

Numerous representatives of public employers applauded today\u2019s news, including those from the County Commissioners Association, Ohio Municipal League, Ohio School Boards Association and Ohio Association of School Business Officials. Quotes from these associations and several local officials can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

BWC Administrator\/CEO Steve Buehrer also used the opportunity to encourage public employers to take full advantage of the bureau\u2019s rate-savings and safety programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re doing our part to help keep workers\u2019 compensation rates as low as possible for Ohio\u2019s local governments, but there are a number of programs and services BWC offers that can help even more,\u201d said Buehrer. \u201cLast year, we awarded $720,000 in grants to help nearly 40 public employers make their workplace safer. And safer workplaces mean fewer accidents, which translates to lower premiums.\u201d Buehrer also noted that hundreds of public employers and thousands of public employees have benefited from safety programming through BWC\u2019s Division of Safety & Hygiene.<\/p>\n

Public or private sector employers wanting to know more about money saving programs and services are encouraged to call 800.OHIO.BWC or visit OhioBWC.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ohio BWC information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Bureau of Workers\u2019 Compensation Board of Directors today approved a recommendation by BWC Administrator\/CEO Steve Buehrer to reduce average rates for public employer taxing districts by 5 percent. This marks the fourth consecutive year in which public employer rates have been reduced by at least 5 percent. Average […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-18 05:48:47","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}