A Little About Us: With roughly 1,600 employees in 11 offices across Ohio, BWC is the state agency that cares for Ohio workers by promoting a culture of safety at work and at home and ensuring quality medical and pharmacy care is provided to injured workers.
For Ohio employers, we provide insurance policies to cover workplace injuries and safety and wellness services to prevent injuries.
Our Culture: BWC is a dynamic organization that offers career opportunities across many different disciplines. BWC employees strive to maintain an inclusive workplace. We begin by being an equal opportunity employer. Employees can participate in and lead employee resource groups, participate in online forums discussing society’s impact on our services and workplace, and learn about how different perspectives can improve leadership skills.
Our Vision: To transform BWC into an agile organization driven by customer success.
Our Mission: To deliver consistently excellent experiences for each BWC customer every day.
Our Core Values: One Agency, Personal Connection, Innovative Leadership, Relentless Excellence.
If you are interested in helping BWC grow, please click this link to read more, and then come back to this job posting to submit your application!
What our employees have to say: BWC conducts an internal engagement survey on an annual basis. Some comments from our employees include:
- I have worked for BWC for 27 years and it has been a positive experience. I have worked with a wonderful group of people from management down to my co-workers.
- So much opportunity for growth here, the leadership from top to bottom is stellar, the employees have pride in our agency – a great place to work!
- Coming up on 30 years and still love what I do and where I work!
- I find BWC to be a dynamic agency that not only provides a much-needed public service, but also has a culture of learning and development where employees are encouraged to be a part of the agency as a whole.
BWC is currently operating under a hybrid schedule that can incorporate both teleworking and in-office hours. Employees may be required to report to the office when requested by management &/or for their initial job training.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Under direction, represents the BWC Administrator at all levels of Industrial Commission hearings.
- Prepares for hearings by reviewing claim files & analyzing the legal issues involved.
- Interprets laws, rules & regulations; advances legal arguments.
- Reviews all hearing notices & Industrial Commission decisions; interprets Industrial Commission orders & decides whether to appeal based on laws, rules & regulations.
- Prepares & submits appeals, motions & memoranda in support to the Industrial Commission; prepares & submits hearing summary sheets.
- Provides legal advice & consultation to the service offices, BWC administration & staff.
- Reviews claim information requested in subpoenas prior to distribution to requesting parties to ensure accuracy & privacy.
What’s in it for you:
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:
Medical Coverage
- Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.
Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance
- Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period . Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.
Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth/Adoption leave
Employee Development Funds
- The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
- OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.
Deferred Compensation
- The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
Qualifications
Required Experience and/or Education:
- Admission to Ohio Bar per Section 4705.01 of Revised Code AND must be able to provide own transportation.
- Probationary period is 12 months.