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Senate approves Bureau of Workers' Compensation budget with premium cuts and expanded safety grants
Summary
The Ohio Senate unanimously passed amended House Bill 81 on June 17, the biennial Bureau of Workers’ Compensation budget. The bill includes employer premium rate cuts, a change to coverage for prosthetic device claims after five years, and an expansion of the safety grant program.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate on June 17 unanimously approved amended House Bill 81, the biennial budget for the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC), sending the measure forward with a 32-0 recorded vote.
Senator Wilson, speaking for the measure, said the budget is funded entirely by employer premiums and represents a 2% decrease over the biennium compared with the current fiscal year. She noted that the BWC board earlier approved a 7% rate cut and this year approved…
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