On May 19, 2020 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a memo for regional administrators and state plan designees outlining the revised enforcement guidance for reporting cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The revised guidelines went into affect on May 26, 2020. To view and download the full release, get the PDF here. For more […]
Congratulations to our 2020 Recognition Awards Recipients! Thank you to everyone who attended our Virtual Annual Meeting. Amazing Business Award Recipients: • Highland Springs Hospital • Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital • Heinen’s Grocery Store (and their Incredible Employees!) Incredible Employee Award Recipients: • Keith Fredrickson from W.F. Hann & Sons • Charlie Marhevka from Buffalo Wild Wings • Alan Ring from Contempo Design + Communications […]
Over the course of two weeks in March, the team at Cafe Avalaun had to completely change the way they did business. Chef and Owner Brian Doyle said, “Every day since the Governor announced the stay at home order has brought new challenges and pivots or us”. Although having to reducing their staff and hours […]
Zoom Meeting: A Conversation with Mayor Sellers & WHACC Watch the recording of our virtual event where Warrensville Heights Mayor Brad Sellers and Chamber President Steve Petti discussed the impact of COVID-19 in his city and the massive challenges we all face as we move forward in recovery, followed by a Q&A session. Thank you to […]
The following information was curated from a newsletter sent to us by the Warrensville Heights Family YMCA Executive Director Michael A. Carter and originally published by the YMCA of Greater Cleveland. The YMCA community, including WHACC member Warrensville Heights Family YMCA, has made an impact over the last several weeks continuing to engage their members in […]
The following information was originally published in a press release by the Ohio Governor’s Office on April 29th: EMPLOYEE FACE COVERING EXCEPTIONS: Lt. Governor Husted today reemphasized that face coverings are required for employers and employees while on the job. Exceptions for employers and employees include when: An employee in a particular position is prohibited by […]
The following BWC update was provided to us by NOACC and written by Peter Young, Senior Consultant at Paramount Preferred Solutions. The BWC continues to make policy and process changes due to the COVID-19 emergency. There are several timely and important topics to review closely at this time: BWC is currently delivering Estimated Annual Premium letters […]
Being a business that directly deals with young individuals in hands on experiences of self discovery, WHACC Member business Effective Leadership Academy found themselves in a difficult position at the beginning of this pandemic. However, within one week of schools closing as a response to COVID-19, ELA launched a brand new initiative for online learning and development. ELA Online consists of virtual middle […]
On April 27th Governor DeWine announced the details of Ohio’s Responsible RestartOhio Plan. The guiding principles of the Responsible RestartOhio plan are protecting the health of employees, customers, and their families, supporting community efforts to control the spread of COVID-19, and responsibly getting Ohio back to work. “We put this plan together based on all the […]
From a press release sent out on April 21st from the Ohio’s Governor’s office: BWC DIVIDEND CHECKS: Less than two weeks ago, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation board of directors approved to send up to $1.6 billion in dividends to Ohio employers. Today, Governor DeWine announced that a total of more than 170,000 checks will […]
