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Workers' compensation
Private employer True-Up due August 15th
With prospective billing the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) requires that all employers true-up their payroll annually. To true-up, private employers are required to report their actual payroll for the July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 policy year and reconcile any differences in premium by August 15, 2022.
If you have not yet completed your true-up, please do so immediately. You can report and pay any additional premium due by clicking here or by calling BWC at 800-644-6292.
Failure to report and pay timely can result in severe penalties. Employers that fail to complete the true-up process will:
- Lose any rebates due from 2021 program participation.
- Be removed from all 2022 discount and rebate programs. The employer will be removed from the program for the entire year, be re-rated removing the discount, and the remainder of the 2022 installments will be adjusted to account for the rate increase.
- May become ineligible to participate in any 2023 discount and rebate programs if the true-up process is not completed by the program filing deadline.
If you have any questions regarding reporting payroll or the true-up process, please contact your Sedgwick rate analyst at 800.825.6755.
Controlling costs with handicap reimbursement program
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) offers the handicap reimbursement program to potentially off-set claim costs and encourage employers to hire and retain employees with a handicapped condition. Ohio Revised Code 4123.343 recognizes 26 conditions/disabilities in which, under some circumstances, the employer may be eligible for reimbursement of partial claim costs.
Eligibility Requirements
If an employee suffers a lost-time industrial injury/occupational injury or death, the claim may be eligible for handicap reimbursement if it can be shown that the handicapped condition pre-existed the industrial injury or occupational disease and either caused the claim or contributed to increased costs or delay in recovery. Additionally, one of the following benefit types must have been paid in the claim:
- Temporary total compensation
- Permanent total disability
- Permanent partial-scheduled loss
- Survivor benefits
- Wages in lieu of temporary total disability
Application Filing Deadlines
Private Employers:
- If the date of injury is between January 1 and June 30, the application must be filed by June 30 of the year no more than six years from the year of the date of injury or occupational disease.
- If the date of injury is between July 1 and December 31, the application must be filed by June 30 of the year no more than seven years from the year of the date of the injury or occupational disease.
Public Employers:
- A public employer must file the application by December 31 of the year no more than six years from the year of the date of the injury or occupational disease.
The Sedgwick cost containment team conducts reviews on claims which meet the eligibility requirements for handicap reimbursement, files the application and attends the handicap hearing on behalf of our Ohio TPA clients.
For additional information regarding handicap reimbursement, contact Manal Elfishawy at Manal.Elfishawy@Sedgwick.com.
Upcoming BWC program and safety training deadlines
Most BWC discount and refund programs require annual re-enrollment or participation in safety training. For more information regarding those requirements, click on the links below to visit BWC’s website.
If you have any questions regarding the deadlines, safety requirements, or if you would like to learn more about these discount programs and the potential savings these programs have to offer to your organization, please contact Lora Brooks, Sedgwick Program Specialist at 800.825.6755, ext. 65436.
Private Employers
| Date | Action required |
| August 31, 2022 | Safety action plan (DFSP-5 form) filing deadline for Drug Free Safety Program 7/1/2022 participants (advanced level only) |
| September 30, 2022 | BWC survey date for the 7/1/2023 experience period |
| November 21, 2022 | Application deadline for enrolling in the 7/1/2023 Group Rating Program |
Public Employers
| Date | Action required |
| September 30, 2022 | Drug Free Safety Program annual reporting deadline for the policy year beginning January 1, 2022 |
| September 30, 2022 | EM Cap and One Claim Program safety training requirement deadline |
| September 30, 2022 | Last day to request a change in installment plan or estimated annual payroll for the 2022 policy period |
| November 15, 2022 | Deadline for notifying BWC of installment plan changes or to request deferred payment for 2023 premium payments |
| November 30, 2022 | Application deadline for Drug Free Safety, Industry Specific Safety, and Transitional Work Bonus Programs |
| December 31, 2022 | Deadline for employers participating in the ISSP to complete their loss prevention activities (1-3 activities based on payroll) and SH-29 (on-site consultation survey) |
| December 31, 2022 | Deadline for group employers (rating & retro) with claim(s) in the green period to attend 2 hours of BWC approved safety training or complete BWC’s online accident analysis form and safety class |
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