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July 20, 2020
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OCA is Here to Serve YOU
As OCA members traverse today’s challenges and position themselves to most effectively capture opportunities, remember – we are here to help.
Your firm is one of the many companies charged with creating and maintaining Ohio’s highways and bridges. You and the work you do are essential to keep Ohioans moving. And you are doing an exemplary job!
Throughout the last several months, you’ve told us that:
• having an advocate in areas like public agency (including ODOT) communications, labor relations and legislative issues is critical,
• having a partner to wade through the endless complex updates and changes our industry is experiencing daily, pull out the details that matter most and communicate that information in a timely, concise and easily accessible manner is invaluable, and
• staying engaged and connected with the heavy/highway community is more important than ever.
OCA is proud to be your advocate and partner. Everything we do is for the benefit of our members, and we continue to depend upon your input to know that we are providing what you need – when you need it.
Please continue to reach out to us with suggestions, questions and concerns. All of the OCA staff members welcome your input. You are also encouraged to reach out to Lynda Pomeroy, [email protected] to confirm your firm is maximizing the value your receive from your membership investment.
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OCA’s Group Rating Program for Ohio Workers Comp
Each year Ohio employers can participate in BWC’s Group-Experience-Rating Program or Group-Retrospective-Rating Program. While these programs are not required, they do provide you with an opportunity to significantly reduce your workers’ compensation premiums, while increasing your awareness of safety and risk-management strategies.
Workplace safety is an important component of these programs. To succeed in accident prevention, we encourage you to use the many resources available to you. We believe a group-rating program is a partnership that includes you and your employees, your sponsoring organization (OCA) or third-party administrator (CompManagement) and BWC. Each has specific roles and responsibilities, all designed to assist in preventing workplace accidents.
Each year, OCA publishes and distributes a group rating safety accountability letter. This letter outlines the safety services expectations you should have as an employer enrolled in a group-rating program. We encourage our members to review the letter here. It is also posted on our website at www.ohiocontractors.org in the Safety Resources Section.
If you have any questions about OCA’s Group Rating Program for Workers Comp, please contact Mark Potnick in the OCA office.
ODOT Offers Work Type 26 - eLearning Course (Online) and Testing Sessions (Columbus, Ohio) - July / August 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is currently not feasible to conduct instructor-led sessions of the Work Type 26 Structural Steel Painting Class, which previously has been scheduled several times per year. On behalf of ODOT’s Division of Construction Management, please note that the following two-step option is now available.
1. Work Type 26 eLearning Course (Online) – Click here for details on how to access the online training (3 modules).
2. Work Type 26 Testing (Columbus, Ohio) – Click here for details. Successful completion of the online training is required in order to proceed with Work Type 26 Testing.
Persons who successfully complete the Work Type 26 eLearning Course can proceed with registering for Work Type 26 Testing. Registration is now open for the following sessions.
• July 28 – Morning » Click here to register.
• July 28 – Afternoon » Click here to register.
• August 11 – Morning » Click here to register.
• August 11 – Afternoon » Click here to register.
• August 25 – Morning » Click here to register.
• August 25 – Afternoon » Click here to register.
Pre-registration is required for Work Type 26 Testing. Seating capacity is limited for each session, based on social distancing requirements due to COVID-19.
Please review the important updates and new safety protocols for testing as described per the links above.
Looking ahead, additional sessions of Work Type 26 Testing (for Fall 2020) will be announced in several weeks.
Questions about Work Type 26 can be directed to: David Flood – [email protected] or Tina Collins – [email protected], with ODOT’s Division of Construction Management.
Join AGC America for the Construction Industry's Number One Conference for IT Professionals
Now in its 12th year, the AGC IT Conference provides attendees with a unique opportunity to engage with fellow construction IT professionals from around the country and learn first-hand how to better implement and utilize cutting-edge tools to make their organizations more productive and efficient.
Due to travel and meeting restrictions, this year's conference is going virtual, but we promise the same impactful speakers and dare-not-miss takeaways that attendees have come to expect, all without having to deal with the hassles of airplane travel, socially-distanced receptions or awkward elbow taps. Click here to learn more about this year's agenda and sponsors, or here to start your registration.
Worksite Traffic Supervisor (WTS) Prequalification Testing
On behalf of ODOT’s Division of Construction Management and Office of Roadway Engineering, the following additional sessions of Worksite Traffic Supervisor (WTS) Prequalification Testing are now open for registration:
• July 21 – Morning » Click here to register.
• July 21 – Afternoon » Click here to register.
A limited number of seats are also still available for:
• August 4 – Afternoon » Click here to register.
Click here to access the PDF flyer with recent updates.
Prerequisites – Do not register for WTS Prequalification testing until the prerequisites have been completed. Please see the online registration form and flyer for details.
Pre-registration is required for WTS Testing. Due to social distancing requirements per COVID-19, seating capacity is limited for each session.
Please review the important updates and new safety protocols as described per the links above.
DOL Releases Streamlined FMLA Forms
Publishes RFI Seeking Additional Public Input
The United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently announced significant steps to streamline optional-use forms that workers can use to request and employers can use to coordinate leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). WHD also published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register seeking the public’s feedback on the law’s administration and use.
WHD’s new forms are intended to be simpler and easier for employees, employers, leave administrators and healthcare providers to understand and use. Revised with substantial public input, the forms include more questions that users can answer by checking a response box and electronic signature features to reduce contact. WHD believes the changes will reduce the time users spend providing information, improve communications between leave applicants and administrators and reduce the likelihood of violations.
The Department routinely reviews its policies to ensure its regulations reflect changes in the workplace and published the RFI to obtain feedback on challenges or best practices in the use and administration of the FMLA. Information collected will help the Department identify areas for additional compliance assistance to ensure the FMLA is understood by employers and employees alike.
For more information about the FMLA and other laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division, contact the Division’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Information is also available at www.dol.gov/agencies/whd.
Quick Links to On-line OCA Resources
• Current Ohio Contractor Magazine
• Safety Resources
• Labor & Employment Information
• OCA President's Commentary
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