Drop in Jobless Rate Shows Healing U.S. Labor Market
Economy added 638,000 jobs in October and the jobless rate fell a percentage point to 6.9% By Josh Mitchell, The Wall Street Journal // November 6, 2020 The U.S. labor market…
Walmart Scraps Plan to Have Robots Scan Shelves
Retailer ends contract with robotics company after seeing similar results from workers grabbing online orders during pandemic By Sarah Nassauer, The Wall Street Journal // November 2, 2020 Walmart Inc. WMT -1.53% has ended its…
OH Workers Comp Group Enrollment Deadline
Enrollment packets due soon! The deadline to enroll in the Midwest Independent Retailers Association workers’ compensation group program is just around the corner! Make sure you choose our program administered…
Record-Breaking Cases, COVID Defense Teams
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation // October 29, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. RECORD-BREAKING CASES Ohio…
Governor DeWine Requests BWC Send $5 Billion Dividend to Ohio Employers
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation // October 28, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine was joined by Lt. Governor Jon Husted today to request the Ohio Bureau of Workers’…
Updated County Risk Levels, Election Update
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation // October 27, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the…
Here’s How The First COVID-19 Christmas Will Be Different
By Mike Troy, Progressive Grocer // October 20, 2020 Promotional prices on turkeys and hams could be sharper than normal this year as retailers who made pre-COVID-19 purchase commitments on those…
Grocery Shoppers Are Stockpiling, Again
By Gina Acosta, Progressive Grocer // October 13, 2020 More than half of Americans say they are stockpiling groceries or plan to stockpile over worries about supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19 surges…
Take This Seriously and Don’t Let Up
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation // October 22, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19…
Employers: Watch your mailbox!
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation // October 22, 2020 On Friday, October 23rd, we start mailing more than a billion dollars in dividend checks to our employer community to mitigate COVID-19’s ongoing…