Court Upholds BWC's Division of Earned Premium Surplus

The Ohio Court of Claims granted summary judgment to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in a dispute over the way it disbursed a surplus of earned premiums to member employers. Case: Mahle Behr Dayton LLC v. BWC, No. 2021-00706JD, 11/04/2022, published. Facts: The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Fund is intended to be revenue-neutral. For the policy years of 2012, 2013 and 2016, the board of directors determined that there was a surplus larger than necessary to safeguard the fund's solvency, so it approved rebates to participating private employers. The total rebate amoun...