Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce

Page 7 Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, July 17 "Opioid Resources for Washington County " Featured Speakers: Flite Freimann & Janice McFarland, Washington County Job & Family Services MOVSC Upcoming Meeting Meeting Information Location: Marietta Shrine Club Registration: 11:30 am Program: Noon to 1 pm Cost: $15 includes lunch RSVP: 740-373-5176 Email: info@mariettachamber.com In 2018, members of Safety Council received rebates totaling $89,116 on their workers' comp. premium. How? By participating in the Mid-Ohio Valley Safety Council! Deadline to enroll is July 31, 2019. To qualify for the BWC Safety Council rebate, you must meet the following eligibility requirements: • Enroll in local safety council • Attend 10 meetings • CEO must attend any one safety council meeting • Submit semi-annual reports for the 2019 calendar year Potential rebates for an employer who meets the requirements: • Employers that are not enrolled in a group-rating program will earn a 2-percent participation rebate on their premium and the potential of an additional 2-percent performance bonus. • Employers that are also enrolled in a group-experience-rating program have the potential to earn a 2-percent performance bonus. • Employers that are also enrolled in a group-retrospective-rating program will earn a 2-percent participation rate. • The rebate offer excludes self-insuring employers and state agencies. However, BWC encourages everyone to become active safety council members. For more information, call Carrie Ankrom or Candi Heiss at (740) 373-5176. Reminder: Submit your Semi-Annual Reports by Monday, July 15, 2019 Problem Solved: Grant money from the Ohio BWC, a York Transitional Work Developer to help you create "light duty jobs," or Modified Duty Offsite (MDOS) to place your injured worker at a non-profit like the Salvation Army or local food bank. BWC Transitional Work Grants are available to assist Employers in creating a formal Return to Work program. A Transitional Work Program is a customized program that includes policies and procedures to assist employers in safely bringing injured employees with restrictions back to work by performing identified jobs, tasks or functions as they transition back to their original positions. The program also includes the development of Job Analyses which outline the employee's full duty position with task by task details for each essential job function as well as identifying modified tasks that may be performed as the employee "transitions" back to full duty. Applying for the grant is easy. The application is available at www.bwc.ohio.gov. or you can reach out to Danielle Dresden of York, our Transitional Work Manager at 330.714.8884 or Danielle.Dresden@yorkrisk.com. (MDOS) is also an alternative work option that can be part of an employer's Remain at and Return to Work Program. MDOS is a tool for employers to have available when they have limited or no transitional duty work onsite that is within the injured employee's physician documented capacities. York can assist employers in temporarily placing the employee at a local nonprofit working within their capacities until they can return to the employer site. For more information please contact Kimberly Wickert, York, Remain at and Return to Work Director at Kimberly.wickert@yorkrisk.com or at 330-416-0530. Governor Mike DeWine and BWC Administrator/CEO Stephanie McCloud on Monday proposed giving $1.5 billion to Ohio employers this year following strong returns on the agency's investments. The money would be Ohio's fifth investment return to private and public employers of at least $1 billion since 2013 and sixth overall during that time. McCloud will present the proposal to the BWC Board of Directors during board committee meetings. A vote would follow at the board's June 28 meeting. If approved, checks would be issued to employers in September. BWC earned $1.3 billion in net investment income in 2018, a net return of 5.1 percent on assets of $26.9 billion. The proposal continues a trend of lowering workers' comp costs for Ohio's private and public employers. BWC has repeatedly lowered premium rates in recent years, including a 12 percent cut for public employers that took effect in January and a 20 percent cut for private employers that begins July 1. The agency disbursed $1 billion or more to employers in 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018. It also distributed $15 million in 2016 for public employers. In total, BWC has saved employers nearly $10 billion in workers' comp costs through dividends, credits, rate reductions, and greater efficiencies since 2011. Problem: We Do Not Have Any Light Duty Jobs For Our Injured Workers Governor DeWine, BWC Propose $1.5 Billion for Ohio Employers BE SAFE, SAVE MONEY, JOIN SAFTY COUNCIL TODAY!

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