Private employers in Ohio are in line to receive another reduction in their workers' compensation premiums. The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation on Friday, Jan. 24, announced it has proposed a 6% ...

Public employers across the state will benefit from a 1% reduction in premium rates starting Jan. 1, 2026. This change is projected to save employers nearly $2 million in premiums over the coming year ...

Private employers in Ohio are about to get another break on their workers' compensation premiums. The board of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation on Friday, Feb. 28, approved a 6% rate reduction ...

In August 2025, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors approved a rate reduction for public employers, which has a projected annual premium decrease of approximately $1.8 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The state Supreme Court ruled against Whirlpool Corp. and for its former employee Wednesday, boosting his chances of prevailing on a workplace injury compensation claim. In 2015, ...

Guest columnist Heather Smith is Policy Matters Ohio’s work and wages researcher and author of the recent report “CEOs get a raise while their workers trail inflation,” available at ...

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