Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation introduces new rating program - Destination: Excellence
An article in the Dayton Business Journal reports that the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC) has introduced a new rating plan that would enable employers to save money and incent them to adopt a set of best practices aimed at "reducing work place injuries and getting injured workers back on the job more quickly." This proposal, called Destination: Excellence, was developed after statistics showed Ohio lagging behind other states in "getting injured workers back to their jobs," the article said.
The percentage of workers who return within a year has fallen from 75 percent to below 69 percent. BWC Directors will decide whether to adopt the rating plan at their next meeting on December 16.
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