b"OMA Support s PromptPay Ref ormThe Ohio Masonry Contractors Association is pleased to support an industry effort to provide payment relief in the face of trying economic times. They have joined the Mechanical Contractors Association of Ohio in urging the Ohio General Assembly to include prompt pay provisions for private projects and much needed reforms of retainage practices in Ohio as a part of the Economic Recovery legislation being considered by the House of Representatives.OMA has issued a letter of support echoing the testimony given to the House Economic Recovery Taskforce to include these three payment provisions:Owner must pay contractor within 30 days on private projects mirroring existing law for public projects ? as set forth in House Bill 380.A contractor cannot hold a greater percentage of retainage on a subcontractor than is held on their contract ? as set forth currently only in rule but not law.Owners must be allowed to release retainage based on the schedule of values.OMA believes that these three reforms could make a significant impact on contractor cash flow by moving the money through the system more quickly. OMA has stressed that in difficult economic times, it is critical that every effort be made to pay contractors and subcontractors forValerie Pope testifies before the House Economic Recovery Taskforce for Prompt work that has been successfully completed. Pay provisions. Pope also serves as the OMA Legislative Coordinator.ADSave on Your BWC Premium withOMA Provides COVID-19 Guidancethe Ohio Masonry Association OMA has sponsored over 20 webinars and bulletins this year Group Rating Program! that guided members through the challenges presented by the COVID-19 Pandemic.CareWorks Compis working hard to assist 45,000 OhioStarting with the publishing of the Construction Industry employers in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. Let themBest Practices Policy, OMA has done its best to stay a step help your business by taking workers' compensation andahead of the ever-changing working environment caused by unemployment compensation issues off your plate. COVID -19.As a Member, our program offers a full range of servicesOMA will continue to look ahead, starting with its recently designed to help lower your costs: released bulletin on Company policies dealing with the - Group Rating upcoming COVID -19 vaccine.- Group Retrospective Rating OMA has a complete series of - Safety & Risk Management Consulting webinars coming up this fall and- Unemployment Compensation winter that will include educationFor a no-cost, no-obligation analysis of your potentialin the areas of business premium savings, contact: management; safety/workers compensation; and human Julia Bowling| Program Manager resources/workforce development.Careworks Comp Notices on these will be coming outDublin, OHsoon and listed on the OMA DIRECT513.218.4062 website.julia.bowling@careworkscomp.com For daily information updates, go to www.careworks.com www.ohiomasonry.org www.ohiomasonry.org 3"