Workers' Compensation

Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Updates

Ohio Bureau of Worker's Compensation is going to be sending COVID relief funds. See BWC News Release attachment below for more details.

Many of you are making plans to say good bye to your pastor and to welcome a new pastor. Please make sure your new pastor is covered under workers’ compensation. For the clergy leaving your church, a U-117 form needs completed to remove the clergy person from being listed under your church. To get the new clergy listed under your policy, a U-3s form needs to be filled out. Both forms can be completed on-line at https://info.bwc.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/bwc if you have an on-line account. You can also print and complete the forms then mail them to address listed on the form.

Reminder: each church with a workers’ compensation policy will be receiving a “true-up” form sometime in the month of May. This form MUST be completed by every church, regardless of your payroll. In July, you will receive a bill that covers July 1, 2021 thru June 30, 2022.

As always, our Third-Party Administrator, Comp Management (800-825-6755), is available to assist with questions or concerns about workers’ compensation.

Worker's Comp Quick Reference Guide if your church has a pastoral change.

There are 2 ways to take care of cleaning up those showing under elective coverage.

1. Fill out the form attached to your letter with the best cancelation date you can find

Fill out attached worksheet to cancel coverage for those who need to be canceled
Fill out a U-117 form to cancel all who should not be on the policy.
Submit an application for elective coverage (U-3S) to add the pastor/pastors that need to be added

2. Set up an on-line password at https://info.bwc.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/bwc and cancel all who should not be covered.

In order to set up an on-line account, you must have your policy number and your EIN number.
Once you get your sign-on, go to https://info.bwc.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/bwc and sign on
Click on employers
Looking under policy information, click on Demographic information
Enter your policy number and click next
Clck the Elective Coverage link at the bottom of the page.
Cancel all you need to cancel
Add the pastor/pastors you need to add
Look under the forms tab for U-117
U-117 must also be completed to make sure all the pastors are taken off of your policy
You will receive a confirmation from Ohio BWC after all the changes are made.

Any time a pastor moves, you need to cancel them off your elective coverage, fill out the U-117 Form and add the new pastor with the U-3 Form.