(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has asked the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors to approve a dividend projected at $1 billion for Ohio businesses. “Ohio employers have a bright future ahead,” said Governor DeWine. “Governor DeWine has requested another $1 billion be paid to Ohio business owners,” said BWC Administrator Stephanie McCloud. “If this dividend is approved, BWC will have paid employers more in dividends than employers have paid in premiums under this administration.” If approved at the August Board meeting, this would be the fifth major dividend BWC has paid to employers since 2019 totaling $10.2 billion.