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The Ohio BWC will be changing how drivers are classified for the purposes of workers’ compensation in Ohio starting July 1, 2017. Currently there are two classifications, 7228-Short Haul and 7229-Long Haul. Both of these codes will be combined into a new classification-7219. The BWC Board of Directors has met and received proposed rates for all manual classifications. Effective 7/1/16 the base rate for 7228 is $9.28 while the base rate for 7229 is $7.79. The BWC has proposed a base rate of $8.77 per one hundred dollars of payroll for the upcoming 2017 policy year. In addition, towing operations were previously classified to manual codes 8380 and 8393 but now will be combined into code 7225. The 2017 proposed rate for this new classification is $2.49 per one hundred dollars of payroll while 8380 has a base rate of $2.64 and 8393 is $1.74 in 2016. Please feel free to contact V&A with any questions or concerns you may have. V&A Risk Services LLC | 2730 Centennial Rd. | Toledo, OH 43617 419.867.1044 | fax 419.867.1049 | www.variskservices.com