Big Changes Coming to Ohio BWC
The Ohio Legislature took the final steps this week to modernize the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, specifically the revision of its billing system. Both the Senate and the House…
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Changes Its Premium Collection Process
Historically, BWC has billed Ohio employers in arrears or ‘retrospectively’. Employers currently report their actual payroll and pay their premium on a semi-annual basis for the previous six months of…
Petroleum Activity Tax (PATax) Effective July 1st, 2014 in Ohio
Effective July 1st, 2014 the Petroleum Activity Tax (PATax) goes into effect, in part, replacing the Commercial Activity Tax (CATax) on Motor Fuel Sales. The responsibility to pay the PATax…
Attention Ohio SNAP/EBT Retailers
The following information was received by SNAP/EBT retailers in Ohio. The basic information regarding the termination of the FREE equipment to process SNAP / EBT sales applies to all participating…
Strong Investment Returns Fuel Another $1 Billion Rebate and Major New Investments in Workplace Safety
Governor John R. Kasich today joined Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer to announce a $1 billion rebate to Ohio’s private and public sector workers’ compensation customers,…
Group-Rating Safety Accountability
Each year Ohio employers have the opportunity to participate in BWC’s Group-Experience-Rating Program or Group-Retrospective-Rating Program. While these programs are not required, they do provide you with an opportunity to…
Fuel Quality Testing
BREAKING NEWS: MIRA representatives testified before a sub-committee of the Cuyahoga County Commission and were successful in stopping the passage of the proposal addressing Fuel Quality Testing. The committee decided…
Ohio Minimum Wage Increase 2015
The Ohio Department of Commerce has announced a 15-cent per hour increase in the state’s minimum wage effective January 1, 2015. For non-tipped employees, the rate will increase from $7.95…
Pay at the Pump Alert
We received this notice from a fuel supplier in Northern Ohio, but the warning should be heeded by all fuel retailers. Inspect your pay-at-the-pump card readers daily to check for…
Group aims for 2015 ballot issue to legalize marijuana
By Alan Johnson // The Columbus Dispatch Ohioans could be voting on a marijuana ballot issue next year unlike any other in the country, involving 10 wealthy individuals who would…