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Welcome to NARI, JEM Designs!
Please join us in welcoming our newest NARI of Southwest Ohio member, JEM Designs! For more than 15 years, JEM Designs has been helping homeowners and remodeling professionals throughout Southwest Ohio bring beautiful kitchens, baths, and living spaces to life. With a focus on custom design, quality craftsmanship, and exceptional client service, their team specializes in cabinetry, countertops, and space planning that transform ideas into ...
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Workers' Comp Premium Installment & True-Up Reporting for Private Employers
Employers must pay premiums timely to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) to receive and maintain workers' compensation coverage. Through the year, employers have been making premium installment payments based on estimated payroll. As we near the conclusion of the 2025 policy year (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026), BWC will be requiring all employers to reconcile (“true-up”) the payroll that was used to estimate ...
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NARI of Southwest Ohio Awards Sixteen RotY Awards
NARI of Southwest Ohio recently announced their 2026 Remodeler of the Year Awards at their annual RotY Celebration event which took place at The Lodge at VOA in West Chester on January 22. Serving as co-emcees were Erich Eggers, II, CKBR, CGR, CR, President of Remodeling Designs, Inc. and Andrew Glasgow, MCR, UDCP, President of H. Glasgow Construction Co. Glasgow and Eggers welcomed everyone to the celebration and expressed their excitement for ...
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Ohio BWC Launches New SUPR Program
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) is making changes to enhance its efforts in addressing substance abuse among the state’s workforce. The new program, known as the Substance Use Prevention and Recovery Program (SUPR), combines the Drug-Free Safety Program (DFSP), DFSP Safety Grants and the Substance Use Recovery and Workplace Safety Program. This single program helps to address workplace misuse of alcohol and other ...
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Role of the Industrial Commission
The Ohio workers’ compensation process can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially when there is a need to contest a claim before the Ohio Industrial Commission (IC). The State of Ohio charges the IC with the responsibility of resolving disputes that may arise between the parties of a workers’ compensation claim. Those parties are the injured worker, the employer and the administrator (Bureau of Workers’ Compensation). The IC ...
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