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CareWorks

In addition to the ORA’s relationship with CareWorks Consultants, the third party administrator who manages the ORA’s Workers’ Compensation Group Savings Plan, the association also works closely with CareWorks, the company that serves as the managed care organization (MCO) for workers’ compensation medical management. So what exactly is a MCO? Under Ohio’s Health Partnership Program, MCOs are responsible for the medical management of Ohio employers’ work-related injuries and illnesses. A MCO is responsible for handling all matters related to medical treatment for approved Ohio workers’ compensation claims. MCOs provide a number of services, all to assist Ohio employers and their injured employees in successfully recovering from a workplace injury and returning to work. To learn more, visit: http://associationdatabase. com/aws/ORA/pt/sp/products_mco.

IGS Energy

As energy costs continue to climb, the ORA remains committed to helping our members save money wherever possible. For this reason, the ORA established a relationship with IGS Energy to help our members receive specialized group purchasing rates for natural gas to take advantage of Ohio’s deregulated natural gas market.

Through the partnership the ORA was able to craft for our members, IGS Energy gives you “customized pricing” that can help you take advantage of a favorable “load profle,” also known as your consumption profle, when you use natural gas in the summer when it’s available at lower rates than it is in the winter. In fact, some ORA members may realize a tax beneft savings should they can claim exemption on their natural gas costs by signing up with IGS Energy. To learn more about IGS Energy, visit: http://associationdatabase.com/ aws/ORA/pt/sp/products_naturalgas.

Fishbowl Marketing

Often times the demands of running an operation, managing staff and keeping the cost of overhead expenses down is a very grueling task. The ORA realizes that there are very few hours in the day for a busy restaurant professional to be thinking about their marketing strategies. Additionally, the cost of training a staff member to carry out and manage these duties is unrealistic. For that reason, the ORA partnered with

Fishbowl Marketing to provide our members with a simple, easy-to-use e-mail marketing solution that helps you stay in touch with your loyal guests and encourages them to return to your restaurant through suggestive sales techniques. With a host of features and affordable pricing, there is no simpler alternative than those provided by Fishbowl when launching and maintaining a successful e-mail marketing program. The company offers e-mail packages for restaurants of all sizes including their Local, Advanced and Enterprise solutions.

In order to help our members participate in this program, they receive a price that’s as low as $99 a month. ORA members also receive exclusive discounts with Fishbowl - up to 10% off monthly service fees. Some of these valuable services include: unlimited e-mail campaigns; data entry services; online join forms and pre-paid envelopes; a large cache of restaurant-themed templates, social media integrations, including Facebook and much more. To learn more visit: http://associationdatabase.com/ aws/ORA/pt/sp/products_email.

BMI Music Licensing

Did you know that you can face stiff penalties if you play music in your operation and are not properly licensed to do so? Working with the ORA’s Strategic Partner Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), you can avoid breaking the law and save an average of $150 annually on music licensing fees. BMI collects license fees on behalf of the more than 400,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers it represents and distributes those fees as royalties to members whose works have been publicly performed.

A BMI License provides you with the legal authorization you need to use a very powerful product – music. This product is the music creator’s property, so a licensing agreement protects your business or organization from the penalties involved in copyright infringement. Through the arrangement the ORA has created with BMI, our members save up to 20% on music licensing - 10% for payment of balance within 30 days, 5% to license online and 5% ORA discount. To learn more, visit: http:// associationdatabase.com/aws/ORA/pt/sp/ products_music.

Paychex

Your state association recognizes all of the challenges you face as a business operator. Often times, the demands of handling payroll, new employee hiring requirements, tax return flings and tip credit calculations can be daunting. For this reason, the ORA established a relationship with Paychex that provides ORA

members a 15% discount off of their payroll processing and HR services setup fees.

In addition to these savings, Paychex delivers a full menu of payroll processing and employee benefts outsourcing solutions for restaurants of all sizes, including FICA tip tax credit calculations and reporting. These are just a few of the resources that the ORA partnership with Paychex provides you – our members. To learn more, visit: http://associationdatabase. com/aws/ORA/pt/sp/products_payroll.

Secure Check

As the economy continues to improve, many restaurant operators are looking at expanding their workforce. When hiring a new candidate, it’s important that you consider all aspects of the prospective employee’s background. One way you can legally assure yourself that you’re getting the right ft for your team is to work with Secure Check, a trusted partner that offers ORA members a savings of up to 30 percent on criminal background and drug screening services.

Since 1992 Secure Check has been assisting companies in improving their proftability and productivity by helping them make better hiring decisions, reducing their exposure to workers’ compensation claims and legal expenses all while diminishing the high costs of turnover. To learn more about Secure Check, visit: http://associationdatabase.com/ aws/ORA/pt/sp/products_bgchecks.

SuperFleet

The rising costs of gasoline and growing incidence of fuel surcharges affect nearly every aspect of American business, including the restaurant industry. The ORA understands that at the end of the month some restaurant owners are forced to weigh what bills can go ignored in order to ensure that their payroll needs are met. In an attempt to reduce the impact gas costs play on our members’ operations, the ORA established a relationship with SuperFleet.

Utilizing SuperFleet’s program, ORA members can save up to 5 cents per gallon on fuel. This presents a great savings opportunity for members that deliver products and food; operate have multiple locations and for those that conduct business travel. During the frst 90 days that members participate in the program, they can save up to 10 cents a gallon at Speedway and SuperAmerica locations. Accepted nationwide at Speedway, SuperAmerica, Marathon, Pilot and Valvoline, the no-fee program operates on the association-buying model, which means that