Steve Risner, owner of HR Associates Personnel Services in Piqua speaks of his own circumstances during a Pay Us Back Ohio BWC Inc. press conference at the Bureau of Workers Compensation Thursday. The ...

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has dropped the Oxycontin painkiller and cited a safer alternative to help fight the opioid crisis. Starting in July, Oxycontin will no longer be prescribed ...

Private employers in Ohio this summer will receive, on average, a 1% reduction in their workers' compensation premiums. Directors of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation on Friday, Feb. 27, ...

Over the past few years, more and more Americans have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. According to Mental Health America, nearly 1 in every 5 adults will have a diagnosable mental ...

In State ex rel. Berry v. Industrial Commission, the Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled that courts are not required to defer to the Ohio Industrial Commission's interpretations of the state's specific ...

After outlining the scope of workplace dangers, the next step is understanding what to do if you’ve been hurt on the job and how to file a claim in 2026.

“And so because our minimum wage is higher than the federal minimum wage, the state minimum wage is what applies to Ohio employers that they have to pay.” However, there are requirements that ...