To provide economic relief to employers amid the ongoing pandemic, Gov. Mike DeWine this week asked the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) board of directors to send up to $1.5 billion in dividend payments to Ohio employers this fall. This dividend would equal approximately 100% of the premiums paid in policy year 2019. Checks are expected to go out by late October. If approved by the Board, this would be the second dividend of $1 billion or more since April and the third dividend since 2019. Additionally, Gov. DeWine asked the BWC board to approve a second distribution of face coverings to Ohio employers and their employees. In the first distribution, BWC shipped 20.6 masks to 197,000 employers. 8/20/2020