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December 2008
BWC Board of Directors Approves Payment Relief for Many Employers
Cleveland Chiropractors Subjects of BWC Search Warrant
BWC Appoints New Chief Internal Auditor, Chief Information Officer
BWC Appoints Service Office Managers in Lima, Toledo

November 2008
BWC Receives Clean Financial Audit, Updates Board of Directors on Investment Portfolio
BWC Executes Search Warrant at Office of Cincinnati Chiropractors
BWC Board of Directors Lowers Rates for Public Employers

October 2008
BWC Leads Safety Seminar for Group Rating Sponsors
New Law to Lower Workers’ Compensation Costs for Many Ohio Employers

September 2008
BWC Board Approves New Medical Provider Fee Schedule
BWC Fraud Investigations Lead to Two Guilty Pleas
BWC Board Presented with Agency Goals; Hiring of Medical Director Announced

August 2008
Appointments Announced for BWC Board of Directors - August 8

July 2008
$4 Million Available for Safety Equipment and Drug-Free Workplaces - July 30
BWC Board of Directors Updated on Recovered Assets - July 25
New BWC Unit to Target Non-Compliant Employers - July 16

June 2008
Long-term plan to reform BWC premium rates adopted - June 27
BWC Board of Directors Hears Public Input on Medical Services - June 26
BWC Issues Progress Report, Details Ongoing Reform Efforts - June 6

May 2008
BWC Board to complete self-evaluation, next public forum announced - May 30
BWC Board Submits Administrator Performance Review to Governor Strickland - May 28
Ryan Joins Ohio Labor Groups in Honoring Workers Killed on Duty - May 10
Ohio Employers to Choose Managed Care for Workers’ Comp Claims - May 6

April 2008
BWC Board of Directors Approves 10-Percent Rate Reduction for Universities and State Agencies - April 25
BWC Board of Directors Holds Public Forum on Medical Service Improvements - April 24
Two Northeast Ohio Medical Providers Punished for Fraud - April 18
BWC Launches Multilingual Customer Service Tool - April 4
BWC Safety Congress & Expo Begins Today - April 1

March 2008
BWC Board of Directors Approves Five-Percent Rate Reduction - March 28
BWC Board of Directors to Hold Public Forum on Medical Service Improvements - March 11

February 2008
Investigators Recognized for Contributions to Investment Probe - Feb. 27
Administrator Names Chief Operating Officer for BWC - Feb. 5
Company Experiences 85-Percent Drop in Workplace Accidents - Feb. 5

January 2008
BWC Focuses on Improving Safety Rates for Ohio’s Urban Cities - Jan. 29
BWC Board of Directors Selects New Investment Consultant - Jan. 25
Protecting Employees Key to Cincinnati-Area Company’s Success - Jan. 16
BWC Announces Discount Rate for Public Employers - Jan. 11
BWC Identifies Top Non-compliant Employers - Jan. 10
Workers’ Comp Fraud Investigators Solve Nearly 3,000 Cases in FY07 - Jan. 2

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