/tags/ohio-bureau-of-workers-compensation Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation en-US Copyright Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:03:29 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-11-12/ohio-sets-record-with-more-than-7-000-new-coronavirus-cases A day after Gov. Mike DeWine strengthened face mask orders, the state reported 7,101 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in Ohio... Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:03:29 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-11-12/ohio-sets-record-with-more-than-7-000-new-coronavirus-cases Jennifer Merritt, Jennifer Merritt /news/2020-11-02/bureau-of-workers-comp-considers-5-billion-dividend-to-help-struggling-businesses Ohio's Bureau of Workers' Compensation will consider a request Monday morning to release the largest rebate in state history. Gov. Mike DeWine is asking… Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:15:14 GMT /news/2020-11-02/bureau-of-workers-comp-considers-5-billion-dividend-to-help-struggling-businesses Andy Chow /statehouse-news-stories/2019-10-17/injured-workers-will-soon-get-free-drug-disposal-bags-with-some-prescriptions When workers who have been injured on the job go to pharmacies to fill prescriptions for opioid painkillers, they will soon be getting something else... Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:39:57 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2019-10-17/injured-workers-will-soon-get-free-drug-disposal-bags-with-some-prescriptions Jo Ingles /statehouse-news-stories/2019-02-26/workers-compensation-requests-more-investment-in-safety-wellness-programs The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is requesting an increase in its budget, saying it’s crucial to encouraging safety and wellness among workers... Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:37:06 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2019-02-26/workers-compensation-requests-more-investment-in-safety-wellness-programs Andy Chow /statehouse-news-stories/2019-02-22/no-more-oxycontin-for-injured-workers-in-ohio As of July 1, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation will no longer pay for a powerful painkiller that’s at the center of the opioid crisis here in... Fri, 22 Feb 2019 17:14:16 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2019-02-22/no-more-oxycontin-for-injured-workers-in-ohio Jo Ingles /news/2019-02-15/dewine-proposes-budget-boosts-for-substance-use-recovery-workplace-safety Gov. Mike DeWine has submitted to state lawmakers what he hopes to see in the budget for a key agency – a budget that’s separate from the big statewide… Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:05:10 GMT /news/2019-02-15/dewine-proposes-budget-boosts-for-substance-use-recovery-workplace-safety Karen Kasler /news/2018-09-17/ohio-issues-grants-to-help-protect-firefighters-from-health-hazards State officials say $426,000 in grants aimed at protecting firefighters from carcinogens and other health hazards is being shared by 40 fire departments… Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:48:34 GMT /news/2018-09-17/ohio-issues-grants-to-help-protect-firefighters-from-health-hazards Associated Press /news/2016-04-01/head-of-ohio-bureau-of-workers-compensation-stepping-down The Governor's office today announced the head of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is leaving his post.Steve Buehrer will step down April… Fri, 01 Apr 2016 17:35:35 GMT /news/2016-04-01/head-of-ohio-bureau-of-workers-compensation-stepping-down