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December 2007
BWC Board of Directors Holds Final Meeting of 2007 - Dec. 21
BWC, MCOs Reach Agreement on Restructured, Performance-Based Contract - Dec. 7

November 2007
BWC Board of Directors Lowers Group-Rating Discount to 85 Percent - Nov. 21
BWC Directors Hear Public Input on Proposed Group Rating Change - Nov. 14
BWC to Consolidate Customer Service Offices - Nov. 6
BWC Directors to Hold Public Forum on Group Rating - Nov. 1

October 2007
BWC Board of Directors Continues Discussions on Finances, Rate Stability - Oct. 26
Gorman-Rupp Recognized for Safety Excellence - Oct. 18
Girindus America Recognized for Safety Excellence - Oct. 16
Allied Machine and Engineering Corp. Recognized for Safety Excellence - Oct. 15
Ohio Employers to Receive More Than $29 Million in Safety Discounts - Oct. 11
Travis Appointed as Chief Ombudsperson - Oct. 11
D-A-S Construction Co. Recognized for Safety Excellence - Oct. 9
City of Cuyahoga Falls Recognized for Safety Excellence - Oct. 9
Montgomery County Recognized for Safety Excellence - Oct. 3

September 2007
BWC Board of Directors Takes Steps to Improve Ohio’s Group Rating Program - Sept. 27
BWC Offers Relief to Flood-Affected Employers - Sept. 19
State Investigators Seize Records of Cincinnati Doctor - Sept. 12

August 2007
New BWC Board of Directors Gather for Inaugural Meeting - Aug. 23
Akron company recognized for outstanding safety efforts - Aug. 17

July 2007
Governor Announces Appointments to New Workers’ Compensation Board of Directors - July 31
Candidates for New Workers’ Comp Board of Directors Selected - July 10
BWC Special Investigator on CNBC Series American Greed - July 5

June 2007
Data of 439 Claimants Contained on Stolen Laptop, BWC Notifying Affected Employers and Injured Workers - June 25

March 2007
Workers' Compensation Oversight Commission meeting update - March 15

January 2007
Health-care provider pleads guilty to workers’ comp fraud - Jan. 18
New Lexington man pleads guilty to workers’ comp fraud - Jan. 16
Former Lima resident convicted of workers’ comp fraud - Jan. 12
Widow conceals remarriage to continue collecting death benefits - Jan. 2

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