Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer visited St. Marys (Auglaize County) to present its mayor with a $30,000 check to purchase cot lifters for the city’s medic units through BWC’s Safety Intervention Grant Program. “These cots are …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said it has stepped up monitoring of the millions of doses of pain pills prescribed to injured workers every year as the agency tries to control costs and fight rampant prescription drug abuse. Starting …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) board of directors heard a presentation highlighting the result of changes made to its pharmacy management program in recent years, including a reduction in prescriptions of some of the most commonly overused drugs, …
An Ohio flight attendant was ordered to repay nearly $4,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for working while receiving workplace injury benefits. Brieanna Younglove pleaded guilty Jan. 9 to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a first-degree …
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer visited Xenia (Greene County) to recognize the city’s exceptional efforts to maintain a safe workplace. Buehrer presented City Manager Jim Percival and Fire Chief Kenny Riggsby with a $40,000 check to …
An Ohio man has repaid more than $26,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) after investigators caught him on camera selling firearms out of his home while receiving workers’ comp benefits. Charles Newland pleaded guilty to fraud Dec. …
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer announced thousands of Ohio employers are receiving more than $9.4 million in savings for their participation in one of 78 safety councils sponsored by BWC’s Division of Safety and Hygiene. Safety …
An Ohio man was ordered to repay more than $60,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for working while receiving workers’ comp benefits. Elvin Hamilton pleaded guilty Nov. 22 to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a fifth-degree …
A Cincinnati, Ohio, man owes the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) more than $100,000 in workers’ compensation benefits he received while employed as a janitor, a job he got using a fake ID. John Monday, aka John Turner, pleaded …
Data provided by the state shows that more than 5,000 workers in Ohio have suffered amputation injuries since 2005. The statistics from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation were analyzed by The Dayton Daily News. They show there have been …