Agency : BWC
Confidential Description : Ohio Revised Code 4123.27 which indicates that information furnished to the Bureau by an employer is not a public record as it may contain information that is confidential and/or proprietary to the employer’s business. Ohio Administrative Code 4123-6-15 Confidentiality of Records “certain employer premium, payroll, and claim file information is confidential and exempt from the general open records law of Ohio.”
Revision : 1
Record Description : The Adjudication Committee Hearing Records are created for The Adjudicating Committee Hearings. These records contain the employer’s formal complaint “e.g. protest letters” the Bureau’s position on the issue, and/or the Employer Group’s formal complaint, statement of facts, complaint decision, compliant denial letter, and any cases, rules, or laws being relied upon by the parties. The decision Order drafted by the Committee Chairperson in Legal or the decision Order of the Administrator’s Designee when appealed to a second level hearing. These Orders may be appealed to Court by the Employer or the Employer Group. The Adjudicating Committee Hearing Records are scanned into the Universal Document Service (UDS). The Universal Document Service (UDS) is an imaging concept that stores any type of electronic file, such as Microsoft Office documents, Adobe Acrobat, audio/video, Computer Aided Design (CAD), etc. as well as scanned images.