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Ohio Chamber asks committee to add $7 million to BWC safety grants
Summary
At a committee hearing, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce urged the House Public Insurance and Pension Committee to amend House Bill 81 to add $7 million from the state insurance fund to Bureau of Workers' Compensation safety grants to meet employer demand and avoid application pauses.
Kevin Shimp, an associate attorney at Dickinson Wright testifying on behalf of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, told the Ohio House Public Insurance and Pension Committee that the chamber wants House Bill 81 amended to provide an additional $7,000,000 for Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) safety grant funding from the state insurance fund.
"These premium reductions . . . will save employers approximately $60,000,000 next fiscal year," Shimp said, and he added that the chamber requests the extra $7,000,000 so the BWC can meet employer demand without pausing applications. The chamber representative told the committee Ohio has "the fifth lowest workers' compensation premiums in the country," a point he used to argue that continued investment in safety grants helps employers…
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