Assessment Invoices and Payment Due Dates Self-insuring (SI) employers receive assessment invoices each year at the end of January and July. The payment deadline is Feb. 28, Feb. 29 in a leap year, and Aug. 31, respectively. The payment due date means the payment must post to the employer’s account by the due date to consider it on time. There is no grace period. Employers can pay invoices by electronic checks or automated clearing house transfer, credit card and check. It is important that we receive payment at the address noted on the invoice with enough time to allow processing and posting to the appropriate account. To ensure prompt and timely processing it is essential to include the policy number on the check, and to attach the stub included with the invoice. Without this information, delay in the payment process will likely happen. Make online electronic payments using this link The mailing address for payment Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, P.O. box 89492, Cleveland, OH 44101-6492 Send overnight payments to: Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Attn: Lockbox 89492 4910 Tiedeman Road, Cleveland, OH 44144. Access self-insuring invoice details at this page: . If an employer disagrees with a late payment penalty, the employer may request a review of the penalty, with proof of timely submission of the payment. We will not consider a postmarked envelope as a sufficient evidence of the timely submission. Sufficient support of timely submission may include, but is not limited to the following: A timely electronic confirmation; Overnight receipt confirmation; BWC date stamp with timely receipt date. The employer should submit a request for review of a late payment penalty to . If the employer disagrees with the review findings, he or she may request to refer the matter to the SI Review Panel. Sincerely David Sievert Interim Director Self-Insured Department
Assessment Invoices and Payment Due Dates Self-insuring (SI) employers receive assessment invoices each year at the end of January and July. The payment deadline is Feb. 28, Feb. 29 in a leap year, and Aug. 31, respectively. The payment due date means the payment must post to the employer’s account by the due date to consider it on time. There is no grace period. Employers can pay invoices by electronic checks or automated clearing house transfer, credit card and check. It is important that we receive payment at the address noted on the invoice with enough time to allow processing and posting to the appropriate account. To ensure prompt and timely processing it is essential to include the policy number on the check, and to attach the stub included with the invoice. Without this information, delay in the payment process will likely happen. Make online electronic payments using this link The mailing address for payment Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, P.O. box 89492, Cleveland, OH 44101-6492 Send overnight payments to: Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Attn: Lockbox 89492 4910 Tiedeman Road, Cleveland, OH 44144. Access self-insuring invoice details at this page: . If an employer disagrees with a late payment penalty, the employer may request a review of the penalty, with proof of timely submission of the payment. We will not consider a postmarked envelope as a sufficient evidence of the timely submission. Sufficient support of timely submission may include, but is not limited to the following: A timely electronic confirmation; Overnight receipt confirmation; BWC date stamp with timely receipt date. The employer should submit a request for review of a late payment penalty to . If the employer disagrees with the review findings, he or she may request to refer the matter to the SI Review Panel. Sincerely David Sievert Interim Director Self-Insured Department
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