Greene County Administrator Brandon Huddleson said the reimbursement came with a note from DeWine saying to invest in the “county’s most important asset,” its employees. Greene County’s rebate was about $465,000.
Commissioners approved the bonus checks at their Tuesday meeting.
“This is just a small ‘thank you’ for all our employees have done,” said Commissioner Dick Gould.
The bonus will go to all county employees, including employees represented by a union.
The Ohio BWC is a state-run insurance program that collects employer premiums and pays medical expenses and wages for injured workers. It processes about 85,000 claims each year, which involves nearly $1 billion in expenses. The system covers about 250,000 employers.
The system has issued annual rebates of more than $1 billion every year since 2013. The $5 billion rebate is the largest in state history.
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