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BULLETIN - CONSUMER ADVISORY Guidance for Ohio Employers Regarding Selection of a Group-Experience-Rating Program for the July 1, 2010 Policy Year We are providing this bulletin to provide guidance to all private-sector Ohio employers who may consider participating in a group-experience-rating program for the policy year beginning July 1, 2010. This is part of our efforts to preserve the group-experience-rating program and improve its performance. When evaluating offers to participate in a group-experience-rated program, please make sure all marketing material offering a group discount includes the sponsor name and does not offer a maximum discount exceeding 51 percent. Group discount Not only is this discount unattainable, but marketing this discount is a violation of Ohio law. BWC may take action against a sponsoring association that provides inaccurate quotes. The action can include de-certifying a sponsoring association, which means it will not be able to sponsor a group-experience rating program for the July 1, 2010 policy year. Should you receive any copies of materials that provide discounts exceeding 51 percent, please fax them to 614-621-5799. Group sponsorship If you accept an invitation to join a group program from an organization that the above Web site does not list, we will deny your application. Please make sure to accept offers to join either group-experience rating or group-retrospective rating only from certified sponsoring associations. Should you receive any copies of materials from organizations that are not certified, please fax them to 614-621-5799. To obtain updates regarding further developments of the group-experience rating or group-retrospective rating programs, please continue to visit ohiobwc.com. # # #
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