March
9, 2007 – New Structure Raises Accountability Issues/Workers’
Compensation Budget Draws Concerns
March 2, 2007 – Workers’ Compensation
Budget
October 23, 2006 – Ohio Chamber Stops UAW
Ballot Referenda of SB 7
June 2006 – Regulatory Reforms
and State Spending Cap Highlight Session
March 10, 2006 – Chamber Wins Workers’
Comp Victory
March 3, 2006 – Workers’ Comp
Bill Poised to Move/ Chamber Urges Quick Passage
February 17, 2006 – Efficient Workers’
Comp System At Risk/Use of Non-Attorneys Challenged
January 27, 2006 – Pass Workers’
Comp Reforms/Gov. Taft Delivers Final State of the State Address
January 20, 2006 – BWC Roles Out
Aggressive Strategic Plan
December 2005 – Key Business Priorities Remain/126th General Assembly
at Midpoint
October 21, 2005 – Workers’
Compensation Structure Debated/Chamber Urges SB 7 Passage
July 2005 – Workers’ Compensation
Bill Stalled
June 17, 2005 – No Workers’
Compensation Dividends in First Half of ‘05
June 3, 2005 – Senate Passes Workers’
Compensation Reform Bill
May 27, 2005 – Workers’ Compensation
Bill Set for Vote
May 20, 2005 – Workers’ Compensation
Reform on the Horizon
March 11, 2005 – Chamber Pushes
for Workers’ Comp Reform
February 18, 2005 – BWC and IC
Budget Bills on Fast Track
January 28, 2005 – New Bills Outline
Priorities/Legislative Leaders United
| LEGISLATIVE
ACTIVITY AND PUBLIC TESTIMONY |
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The Ohio Chamber
staff is constantly working with legislators, the governor, the Bureau
of Workers’ Compensation and the Industrial Commission of Ohio
to find new and innovative ways to minimize the cost and complexity
of Ohio’s workers’ compensation system.
The most recent package of legislative reforms led by the Chamber is
conservatively estimated to save Ohio's workers' compensation system
$100 million.
Comprehensive Workers' Compensation Reform Bills
The Ohio Chamber has been a leader in promoting workers’ compensation
reforms to help trim superfluous expense in the system that unnecessarily
drive up the cost of the system to Ohio employers. Read
more…
2005-2006
Public Policy Agenda
2005-2006 Reform Agenda
2006
Bureau of Workers' Compensation
Agenda
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| OHIO
CHAMBER WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMITTEE |
| The Ohio Chamber
Workers’ Compensation Committee is made of members from several
different diverse backgrounds, including human resource professionals,
benefits administrators, corporate executives, defense counsel, third
party administrators, and more. Read
more… |
| The Ohio Chamber
has led the charge to file amicus briefs (“friend of the court”)
over the past two and a half decades on cases of utmost importance to
the business community. Read more… |
| UNAUTHORIZED
PRACTICE OF LAW |
The Ohio Chamber
has been active in protecting employer’s ability to use non-attorney
representatives in administrative workers’ compensation hearings.
Read more…
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| OHIO
CHAMBER GROUP RATING PROGRAM |
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Since the inception
of group rating in the early 1990’s, the Ohio Chamber has partnered
with one of the leading third party administrator in the business,
The Frank Gates Service Companies, to offer qualified members up to
a 93 percent savings on their workers’ compensation premiums!
Once managed care came into existence in the mid-90’s, the Chamber
was pleased to partner with CareWorks, who has since grown to be the
largest provider of managed care services in the state of Ohio. Read
more…
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| WORKERS'
COMPENSATION WEB RESOURCES |
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