2017
OCA Convention in Rome
The invitations to the OCA
convention in Rome have been mailed. If you have not received the
invitation but would like to have an electronic version, please click here or contact Rachel Sirca or Emily Pickens at OCA
and we will be happy to send you the invitation via e-mail. [email protected] ; [email protected].
Ohio
BWC to Employers – Time to ‘True-up’
With the state’s new fiscal year
now underway, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) is calling on
its private employer customers to participate in the final step of the
agency’s transition to prospective billing.
The “True-up” window opened July 1 and closes at the end of business August
15. A critical step in BWC’s new prospective billing of premiums, employers
are required to report their actual payroll for the policy year ended June
30, 2016, and reconcile any differences in premium paid.
“This step is an important part of BWC’s ongoing efforts to modernize
operations and provide better service to Ohio’s employers,” said BWC
Administrator/CEO Sarah Morrison. “It’s also necessary for BWC to
accurately calculate an employer’s premium and for employers to maintain
their participation in current rating plan or discount programs.”
BWC began its switch to a prospective billing last year and now collects
premiums upfront, an insurance industry standard practice. The new system
has allowed BWC to reduce base rates and offer employers more flexible
payment options while allowing employers to better forecast their workers’
compensation costs.
BWC will remove employers from their current rating plan or discount
program if it does not receive a payroll true-up by the due date. Any
outstanding payroll true-ups will render the employer ineligible for
participation in future rating plans or discount programs until all
outstanding payroll true-ups are complete. Employers must complete the
true-up report even if their payroll for the year matches the estimate
received from BWC.
BWC has issued several notices this year reminding employers of this
important action, which can be completed online. The quickest and easiest
way to true-up is online with a BWC e-account. Online true-up and payment
also qualifies eligible employers for a 1-percent premium rebate, up to a
$2,000 maximum.
Employers can create an e-account by visiting www.bwc.ohio.gov. The “create e-account” can be found
right below the e-account login section.
For true-up instructions, please click here to download an instructional PDF. The payroll
true-up may also be completed through the call center at 1-800-644-6292.
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