Ohio BWC
Injured employee in Ohio: Making an Ohio Workers Compensation Claim
Under Ohio law, as of 2025, employees who sustain injuries or contract occupational diseases "in the course of and arising out of" their employment are entitled to workers' compensation benefits. Importantly...
Ohio BWC Address and Phone Number
To find the Ohio BWC address nearest you, click on the link below and use the Ohio BWC office locator. https://info.bwc.ohio.gov/about-bwc/contact-us/locate-a-service-office Note: These offices handle...
History of Workers Compensation: Ancient, Modern, and Today
Workers’ compensation as a legal institution may be as old as law itself. From the first civilizations to the countries that exist to this day, workers compensation laws have protected the lives and...
Workers’ Compensation for Injured Ohio Employees
In my own life I have worked to build each day so that the next day is better than the previous one. I have worked all kinds of jobs doing all kinds of things. Several of the lawyers at McKenzie & Snyder LLP...
Ohio Workers Comp Claims Against Self-Insured Employers
A good number of employers in Ohio are “self-insured” for purposes of workers’ compensation. Such privileged employers must agree to abide by Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) and Industrial...
Supreme Court Holds Workers’ Comp Hearing Officers’ Feet to the Fire
Administrative hearings dominate the workers’ compensation scene. When an issue arises in an Ohio BWC claim, it is frequently battled out in a hearing room at the Industrial Commission. Here there are two...
I have a Hearing at The Ohio Industrial Commission: What to expect…
Many of our workers’ compensation clients first contact us after they get a notice that their BWC claim is set for a hearing at the Industrial Commission. We hear mostly from people who have hearings at the...
