What we learned about how nearly 80% of DeWine-era workers’ comp dividends went out in one pandemic year

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed $1 billion workers’ compensation dividend would bring the amount returned to Ohio employers during his administration to $10.2 billion, according to his office.

State records show nearly 80% of that total was distributed through three extraordinary dividends in 2020, when Ohio used the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation system to provide financial relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The BWC Board of Directors is scheduled to vote Aug. 28. These are five takeaways from the original article, which reported the proposed payment to roughly 250,000 public and private employers…

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