Ohio Rev. Code § 4117.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4117 / § 4117.13
§ 4117.13. Board or party may petition court of common pleas
Status: in_force

April 1, 1984 Senate Bill 133 - 115th General Assembly (A) The state employment relations board or the complaining party may petition the court of common pleas for any county wherein an unfair labor practice occurs, or wherein any person charged with the commission of any unfair labor practice resides or transacts business, for the enforcement of the order and for appropriate temporary relief or restraining order. The board shall certify and file in the court a transcript of the entire record in the proceeding, including the pleadings and evidence upon which the order was entered and the findings and order of the board. When the board petitions the court, the complaining party may intervene in the case as a matter of right. Upon the filing, the court shall cause notice thereof to be served upon the person charged with committing the unfair labor practice and thereupon has jurisdiction of the proceeding and the question determined therein. The court may grant the temporary relief or restraining order it deems just and proper, and make and enter upon the pleadings, evidence, and proceedings set forth in the transcript a decree enforcing, modifying, and enforcing as so modified, or setting aside in whole or in part the order of the board. (B) The findings of the board as to the facts, if supported by substantial evidence, on the record as a whole, are conclusive. If either party applies to the court for leave to adduce additional evidence and shows to the satisfaction of the court that the additional evidence is material and that there exist reasonable grounds for the failure to adduce the evidence in the hearing before the board, its member or agent, the court may order the board, its member, or agent to take the additional evidence, and make it a part of the transcript. The board may modify its findings as to the facts, or make new findings, by reason of additional evidence so taken and filed, and it shall file the modified or new findings, which, if supported by the evidence, are conclusive and shall file its recommendations, if any, for the modifying or setting aside of its original order. (C) The jurisdiction of the court is exclusive and its judgment and decree final, except that the same is subject to review on questions of law as in civil cases. (D) Any person aggrieved by any final order of the board granting or denying, in whole or in part, the relief sought may appeal to the court of common pleas of any county where the unfair labor practice in question was alleged to have been engaged in, or where the person resides or transacts business, by filing in the court a notice of appeal setting forth the order appealed from and the grounds of appeal. The court shall cause a copy of the notice to be served forthwith upon the board. Within ten days after the court receives a notice of appeal, the board shall file in the court a transcript of the entire record in the proceeding, certified by the board, including the pleading and evidence upon which the order appealed from was entered. The court has exclusive jurisdiction to grant the temporary relief or restraining order it considers proper, and to make and enter a decree enforcing, modifying, and enforcing as so modified, or setting aside in whole or in part the order of the board. The findings of the board as to the facts, if supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole, are conclusive. (E) The commencement of proceedings under division (A) or (D) of this section does not, unless specifically ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the board's order. (F) Courts of common pleas shall hear appeals under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code expeditiously presented and where good cause is shown give precedence to them over all other civil matters except earlier matters of the same character.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4131.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4131 / § 4131.15
§ 4131.15. Bureau to disburse funds
Status: in_force

July 18, 1980 House Bill 403 - 113th General Assembly (A) Upon receipt of an order of compensation issued pursuant to a claim for benefits under the federal act, the bureau of workers' compensation shall disburse from the marine industry fund the amounts to the persons as said order directs with respect to any claims insured by the marine industry fund. (B) The bureau shall disburse from the marine industry fund amounts necessary to pay the costs of any additional requirements of the federal act.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4121.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4121 / § 4121.15
§ 4121.15. Power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and compel attendance of witnesses
Status: in_force

November 3, 1989 House Bill 222 - 118th General Assembly The administrator of workers' compensation and his designees, for the purposes mentioned in sections 4121.01 to 4121.29 of the Revised Code may administer oaths, certify to official acts, issue subpoenas, and compel attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony. In case of the failure of any person to comply with any order of the bureau of workers' compensation or any subpoena lawfully issued, or upon the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, the judge of the court of common pleas of any county in this state, on the application of the bureau, shall compel obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or a refusal to testify therein.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4127.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4127 / § 4127.02
§ 4127.02. Power of administrator to hear and determine claims - appeals
Status: in_force

October 20, 1993 House Bill 107 - 120th General Assembly The administrator of workers' compensation may hear and determine all claims for compensation, death benefits, medical, nurse, and hospital services, medicine, and funeral expenses under this chapter. The decisions of the administrator in all claims for compensation, death benefits, medical, nurse, and hospital services, medicine, and funeral expenses are appealable pursuant to sections 4123.511 and 4123.512 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.08
§ 4123.08. Powers of officers in administrative proceedings
Status: in_force

November 3, 1989 House Bill 222 - 118th General Assembly Each member of the industrial commission, and its deputies, supervisors, directors, and secretaries, appointed by the commission, and employees of the bureau of workers' compensation designated by the administrator of workers' compensation, may for the purposes contemplated by this chapter, administer oaths, certify to official acts, take testimony or depositions, conduct hearings, inquiries, and investigations, issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, accounts, papers, records, documents, evidence, and testimony.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4125.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4125 / § 4125.041
§ 4125.041. Status as shared employee for purposes of insurance, bonds, and employer liability
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 238 - 135th General Assembly A shared employee under a professional employer organization agreement shall not, solely as a result of being a shared employee, be considered an employee of the professional employer organization for purposes of general liability insurance, fidelity bonds, surety bonds, employer liability not otherwise covered by Chapters 4121. and 4123. of the Revised Code, or liquor liability insurance carried by the professional employer organization, unless the professional employer organization agreement and applicable prearranged employment contract, insurance contract, or bond specifically states otherwise. A shared employee shall be considered an employee of the professional employer organization for purposes of determining whether a professional employer organization who sponsors a group health benefit plan is a small employer under division (M)(1) of section 3924.01 of the Revised Code. A fully insured health benefit plan sponsored by a professional employer organization is not subject to sections 3924.01 to 3924.06 of the Revised Code if the professional employer organization is not a small employer for purposes of those sections. Last updated February 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4104.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4104 / § 4104.04
§ 4104.04. Exemptions - safety devices
Status: in_force

June 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly (A) Sections 4104.01 to 4104.20 and section 4104.99 of the Revised Code do not apply to the following boilers and pressure vessels: (1) Boilers, pressure vessels, and stationary steam engines under federal control or subject to inspection under federal laws; (2) Air tanks located on vehicles operating under the rules of other state authorities and used for carrying passengers, or freight; (3) Air tanks installed on the right of way of railroads and used directly in the operation of trains; (4) Pressure vessels that are under the regulation and control of the state fire marshal under Chapter 3737. of the Revised Code. (B) The following boilers and pressure vessels are exempt from the requirements of sections 4104.10 , 4104.101 , 4104.11 , 4104.12 , and 4104.13 of the Revised Code, but shall be equipped with such appliances, to insure safety of operation, as are prescribed by the board: (1) Portable boilers or pressure vessels when located on farms and used solely for agricultural purposes; (2) Steam or vapor boilers carrying a pressure of not more than fifteen psig, which are located in private residences or in apartment houses of less than six family units; (3) Hot water boilers operated at pressures not exceeding one hundred sixty psig, or temperatures not exceeding two hundred fifty degrees fahrenheit, which are located in private residences or in apartment houses of less than six family units; (4) Pressure vessels containing only water under pressure for domestic supply purposes, including those containing air, the compression of which serves only as a cushion or airlift pumping system, when located in private residences or in apartment houses of less than six family units; (5) Portable boilers used in pumping, heating, steaming, and drilling, in the open field, for water, gas, and oil; (6) Portable boilers used in the construction of and repair to public roads, railroads, and bridges; (7) Historical steam boilers of riveted construction, preserved, restored, or maintained for hobby or demonstration use.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.402 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.402
§ 4123.402. Department of administrative services - powers and duties
Status: in_force

September 29, 1997 House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly The department of administrative services shall act as employer for workers' compensation claims arising under this chapter and Chapters 4121., 4127., and 4131. of the Revised Code for all state agencies, offices, institutions, boards, or commissions except for public colleges and universities. The department shall review, process, certify or contest, and administer workers' compensation claims for each state agency, office, institution, board, and commission, except for a public college or university, unless otherwise agreed to between the department and a state agency, office, institution, board, or commission. The department may enter into a contract with one or more third party administrators for claims management of a state agency, office, institution, board, or commission, except for a public college or university, for workers' compensation claims and for claims covered by the occupational injury leave program adopted pursuant to section 124.381 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4167.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4167 / § 4167.11
§ 4167.11. Program of collection, compilation, and analysis of employment risk reduction statistics
Status: in_force

July 21, 2025 Senate Bill 33 - 136th General Assembly (A) In order to further the purposes of this chapter, the administrator of workers' compensation shall develop and maintain, for public employers and public employees, an effective program of collection, compilation, and analysis of employment risk reduction statistics. (B) To implement and maintain division (A) of this section, the administrator, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that extend to all of the following: (1) Requiring each public employer to make, keep, and preserve, and make available to the administrator, reports and records regarding the public employer's activities, as determined by the rule that are necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of this chapter or for developing information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational accidents and illnesses. The rule shall prescribe which of these reports and records shall or may be furnished to public employees and public employee representatives. (2) Requiring every public employer, through posting of notices or other appropriate means, to keep their public employees informed of public employees' rights and obligations under this chapter, including the provisions of applicable Ohio employment risk reduction standards. The rule shall allow any required notice to be posted on the internet in a manner that is accessible to the public employer's employees. (3) Requiring public employers to maintain accurate records of public employee exposure to potentially toxic materials, carcinogenic materials, and harmful physical agents that are required to be monitored or measured under rules adopted under the guidelines of division (C) of section 4167.07 of the Revised Code. The rule shall provide public employees or public employee representatives an opportunity to observe the monitoring or measuring, and to have access on request to the records thereof, and may provide public employees or public employee representatives an opportunity to participate in and to undertake their own monitoring or measuring. The rules also shall permit each current or former public employee to have access to the records that indicate their own exposure to toxic materials, carcinogenic materials, or harmful agents. (C) The administrator shall obtain any information under division (B) of this section with a minimum burden upon the public employer and shall, to the maximum extent feasible, reduce unnecessary duplication of efforts in obtaining the information. Last updated May 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.211 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4141 / § 4141.211
§ 4141.211. Disclosure of information
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) As used in this section, and except as provided in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section, "unemployment compensation information" means information maintained by the director of job and family services or the unemployment compensation review commission, or furnished to the director or commission by employers or employees pursuant to this chapter, that pertains to the administration of this chapter. (2) "Unemployment compensation information" includes a wage report collected under the income and eligibility verification system established in section 4141.162 of the Revised Code only if it is obtained by the department for determining unemployment compensation monetary eligibility or is downloaded to the department's files as a result of a crossmatch. (3) "Unemployment compensation information" does not include any of the following: (a) Information in the new hires directory maintained by the department of job and family services under section 3121.894 of the Revised Code or in the national directory of new hires, if the information has not been used in the administration of the unemployment compensation program; (b) Personnel or fiscal information of the department or commission; (c) Information that is in the public domain. (B) Unemployment compensation information may be disclosed under the following circumstances if the disclosure is permitted by federal law: (1) The information is, or regards, appeal records and decisions or precedential determinations on coverage of employers, employment, and wages, provided that any social security numbers and personal health information have been removed. (2) The information is about an individual or employer and is disclosed to that individual or employer. (3) The information is about an individual or employer and is disclosed to an agent of the individual or employer, if the agent presents a written release from the individual or employer or another form of permissible consent if the agent demonstrates that a written release is impossible or impracticable to obtain. (4) The information is disclosed to an elected official performing constituent services who presents reasonable evidence that an individual or employer has authorized a disclosure about that individual or employer. (5) The information is about an individual or employer and is disclosed to an attorney who is retained for purposes related to unemployment compensation law and asserts that the attorney represents the individual or employer. (6) The information is about an individual or employer and is disclosed to a third party who is not an agent, but is providing a service or benefit to the individual or employer or is carrying out administration or evaluation of a public program, if the third party obtains a written release from the individual or employer that is signed and does all of the following: (a) Specifically identifies the information to be disclosed; (b) States which files will be accessed to obtain the information; (c) Specifies the purpose for which the information is sought and that the information will only be used for that purpose; (d) Indicates all of the parties who may receive the information. (7) The information is disclosed to a public official, or an agent or contractor of such an official, for use in the performance of official duties, including research related to the administration of those duties. (8) The information is disclosed to the federal bureau of labor statistics pursuant to a cooperative agreement with the bureau. (9) The information is disclosed in response to a subpoena or court order, provided the subpoena or order is properly served on the director or the commission, and a court has previously issued a binding precedential decision that requires disclosures of this type or an established pattern of prior court decisions requiring the type of disclosure exists. (10) The information is disclosed in response to a subpoena by a local, state, or federal government official, other than a clerk of court on behalf of a litigant, with authority to obtain such information by subpoena under law. (11) The information is disclosed to a federal or state official for purposes of unemployment compensation program oversight and audits or to a federal agency that the United States department of labor has determined to have adequate safeguards to satisfy the confidentiality and safeguard requirements of section 303 of the "Social Security Act," 42 U.S.C. 503. (12) The disclosure of information is required by law. (C)(1) For purposes of division (B)(7) of this section, "performance of official duties" does not include solicitation of contributions or expenditures to or on behalf of a candidate for public or political office or a political party. (2) For purposes of division (B)(10) of this section, the director may also disclose unemployment compensation information to those officials without the issuance or service of a subpoena. (D) The following information may be disclosed to accredited colleges and universities, accredited educational institutions, nonprofit research organizations, and other organizations conducting research, if the disclosure is for the purpose of assisting in research or for use in providing or improving the provision of government services: (1) Wage information as that term is defined in division (J) of section 4141.43 of the Revised Code; (2) Whether an individual is receiving, has received, or has applied for unemployment compensation; (3) The amount of unemployment compensation an individual is receiving or entitled to receive; (4) An individual's current or most recent home address; (5) Whether an individual has refused an offer of work and, if so, a description of the job offered including the terms, conditions, and rate of pay; (6) Any other information contained in the records of the director which is needed by the requesting agency to verify eligibility for, and the amount of, benefits; (7) Employment and training information; (8) Employer information. (E) The director may require recipients of unemployment compensation information to enter into a written agreement to receive the information. (F) A recipient of unemployment compensation information, other than an individual or employer receiving information about that individual or employer, shall not redisclose the information without approval to do so from the director and shall safeguard the information against unauthorized access or redisclosure. (G) Failure to comply with this section may result in civil or criminal penalties, including the penalties set forward in sections 4141.22 and 4141.99 of the Revised Code, as applicable. Last updated September 13, 2023 at 11:47 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.352 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.352
§ 4123.352. Self-insuring employers evaluation board
Status: in_force

October 20, 1993 House Bill 107 - 120th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the self-insuring employers evaluation board consisting of three members. The member of the industrial commission representing the public shall be a member of the self-insuring employers evaluation board and shall serve, ex officio, as chairman. The governor shall appoint the remaining two members with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be a member of the Ohio self-insurance association and one member shall be a representative of labor. Not more than two of the three members of the board may be of the same political party. Of the two members originally appointed by the governor pursuant to this section, one shall serve an initial term of two years and one an initial term of four years. Thereafter, terms of office of the two members are for four years, each term ending on the same date as the original date of appointment. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of his term until his successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. A vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The governor may remove any member pursuant to section 3.05 of the Revised Code. The board member who also is a member of the commission shall receive no additional compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses in the performance of his duties. The two remaining members of the board shall receive per diem compensation fixed pursuant to division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code and actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. For administrative purposes, the board is a part of the bureau of workers' compensation, and the bureau shall furnish the board with necessary office space, staff, and supplies. The board shall meet as required by the administrator of workers' compensation. (B) In addition to the grounds listed in section 4123.35 of the Revised Code pertaining to criteria for being granted the status as a self-insuring employer, the grounds upon which the administrator may revoke or refuse to renew the status includes failure to comply with any rules or orders of the administrator or to pay contributions to the self-insuring employers' guaranty fund established by section 4123.351 of the Revised Code, continued failure to file medical reports bearing upon the injury of the claimant, and failure to pay compensation or benefits in accordance with law in a timely manner. A deficiency in any of the grounds listed in this division is sufficient to justify the administrator's revocation or refusal to renew the employer's status as a self-insuring employer. The administrator need not revoke or refuse to renew an employer's status as a self-insuring employer if adequate corrective action is taken by the employer pursuant to division (C) of this section. (C) The administrator shall refer to the board all complaints or allegations of misconduct against a self-insuring employer or questions as to whether a self-insuring employer continues to meet minimum standards. The board shall investigate and may order the employer to take corrective action in accordance with the schedule the board fixes. The board's determination in this regard need not be made by formal hearing but shall be issued in written form and contain the signature of at least two board members. If the board determines, after a hearing conducted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and the rules of the bureau, that the employer has failed to correct the deficiencies within the time fixed by the board or is otherwise in violation of this chapter, the board shall recommend to the administrator revocation of an employer's status as a self-insuring employer or such other penalty which may include, but is not limited to, probation, or a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each failure. A board recommendation to revoke an employer's status as a self-insuring employer shall be by unanimous vote. A recommendation for any other penalty shall be by majority vote. Where the board makes recommendations to the administrator for disciplining a self-insuring employer, the administrator promptly and fully shall implement the recommendations.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4164.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4164 / § 4164.02
§ 4164.02. Intent - model language
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this chapter of the Revised Code to encourage its use as a model for future legislation to further the pursuit of innovative research and development for any industry in this state. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 8:53 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4117.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4117 / § 4117.12
§ 4117.12. Board to investigate charge of violation
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 4117.11 of the Revised Code is guilty of an unfair labor practice remediable by the state employment relations board as specified in this section. (B) When anyone files a charge with the board alleging that an unfair labor practice has been committed, the board or its designated agent shall investigate the charge. If the board has probable cause for believing that a violation has occurred, the board shall issue a complaint and shall conduct a hearing concerning the charge. The board shall cause the complaint to be served upon the charged party which shall contain a notice of the time at which the hearing on the complaint will be held either before the board, a board member, or an administrative law judge. The board may not issue a notice of hearing based upon any unfair labor practice occurring more than ninety days prior to the filing of the charge with the board, unless the person aggrieved thereby is prevented from filing the charge by reason of service in the armed forces, in which event the ninety-day period shall be computed from the day of the person's discharge. If the board dismisses a complaint as frivolous, it shall assess costs to the complainant pursuant to its standards governing such matters, and for that purpose, the board shall adopt a rule defining the standards by which the board will declare a complaint to be frivolous and the costs that will be assessed accordingly. (1) The board, board member, or administrative law judge shall hold a hearing on the charge within ten days after service of the complaint. The board may amend a complaint, upon receipt of a notice from the charging party, at any time prior to the close of the hearing, and the charged party shall within ten days from receipt of the complaint or amendment to the complaint, file an answer to the complaint or amendment to the complaint. The charged party may file an answer to an original or amended complaint. The agents of the board and the person charged are parties and may appear or otherwise give evidence at the hearing. At the discretion of the board, board member, or administrative law judge, any interested party may intervene and present evidence at the hearing. The board, board member, or administrative law judge is not bound by the rules of evidence prevailing in the courts. (2) A board member or administrative law judge who conducts the hearing shall reduce the evidence taken to writing and file it with the board. The board member or the administrative law judge may thereafter take further evidence or hear further argument if notice is given to all interested parties. The administrative law judge or board member shall issue to the parties a proposed decision, together with a recommended order and file it with the board. If the parties file no exceptions within twenty days after service thereof, the recommended order becomes the order of the board effective as therein prescribed. If the parties file exceptions to the proposed report, the board shall determine whether substantial issues have been raised. The board may rescind or modify the proposed order of the board member or administrative law judge; however, if the board determines that the exceptions do not raise substantial issues of fact or law, it may refuse to grant review, and the recommended order becomes effective as therein prescribed. (3) If upon the preponderance of the evidence taken, the board believes that any person named in the complaint has engaged in any unfair labor practice, the board shall state its findings of fact and issue and cause to be served on the person an order requiring that the person cease and desist from these unfair labor practices, and take such affirmative action, including reinstatement of employees with or without back pay, as will effectuate the policies of Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code. If upon a preponderance of the evidence taken, the board believes that the person named in the complaint has not engaged in an unfair labor practice it shall state its findings of fact and issue an order dismissing the complaint. (4) The board may order the public employer to reinstate the public employee and further may order either the public employer or the employee organization, depending on who was responsible for the discrimination suffered by the public employee, to make such payment of back pay to the public employee as the board determines. No order of the board shall require the reinstatement of any individual as an employee who has been suspended or discharged, or require the payment to the employee of any back pay, if the suspension or discharge was for just cause not related to rights provided in section 4117.03 of the Revised Code and the procedure contained in the collective bargaining agreement governing suspension or discharge was followed. The order of the board may require the party against whom the order is issued to make periodic reports showing the extent to which the party has complied with the order. (C) Whenever a complaint alleges that a person has engaged in an unfair labor practice and that the complainant will suffer substantial and irreparable injury if not granted temporary relief, the board may petition the court of common pleas for any county wherein the alleged unfair labor practice in question occurs, or wherein any person charged with the commission of any unfair labor practice resides or transacts business for appropriate injunctive relief, pending the final adjudication by the board with respect to the matter. Upon the filing of any petition, the court shall cause notice thereof to be served upon the parties, and thereupon has jurisdiction to grant the temporary relief or restraining order it considers just and proper. (D) Until the record in a case is filed in a court, as specified in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the board may at any time upon reasonable notice and in a manner it considers proper, modify or set aside, in whole or in part, any finding or order made or issued by it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4175.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4175 / § 4175.04
§ 4175.04. Requirements for employees
Status: in_force

March 28, 2017 Senate Bill 235 - 131st General Assembly (A) Climbing facility employees shall have adequate knowledge of the following: (1) The manufactured climbing wall, including any requirements of the climbing wall manufacturer or the climbing facility owner or operator; (2) The facility-owned personal protective equipment prior to use, including the equipment manufacturer's instructions ; (3) The location of all safety equipment, such as first aid kits, fire extinguishers, and the nearest telephone for routine or emergency service ; (4) The climbing facility's emergency procedures. (B) Climbing facility employees shall perform a daily pre- use visual inspection of the climbing facility. (C) The climbing facility floor supervisor shall do all of the following while on duty: (1) Be in a position to observe the facility; (2) Monitor activity in the facility; (3) Assist climbers in meeting the responsibilities for climbers established in section 4175.05 of the Revised Code; (4) Issue warnings, reprimands, or penalties to climbers for violations of section 4175.05 of the Revised Code. (D) No person shall act as a floor supervisor unless the person has received the training appropriate for the duties established in division (C) of this section. (E) No climbing facility employee shall work at the facility while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4121.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4121 / § 4121.08
§ 4121.08. Expenses
Status: in_force

November 3, 1989 House Bill 222 - 118th General Assembly The members of the industrial commission, the administrator of workers' compensation, and employees and deputies of the commission and the bureau of workers' compensation are entitled to receive from the state their necessary and actual expenses while traveling on business of the commission or the bureau, either within or without the state. The expenses shall be presented in an account verified by the person who incurred the expense, approved by the chairman of the commission for commission personnel and the administrator for bureau personnel, and shall be audited and paid as other similar expenses are audited and paid.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4163.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4163 / § 4163.07
§ 4163.07. Notice to executive director of the emergency management agency prior to shipment of nuclear materials into or through the state
Status: in_force

June 11, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A)(1) Prior to transporting any high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, transuranic waste, or any quantity of special nuclear material or by-product material that meets or exceeds the highway route controlled quantity, within, into, or through the state, the shipper of the material shall notify the executive director of the emergency management agency established under section 5502.22 of the Revised Code of the shipment. The notice shall be in writing and be sent by certified mail and shall include the name of the shipper; the name of the carrier; the type and quantity of the material; the transportation mode of the shipment; the proposed date and time of shipment of the material within, into, or through the state; and the starting point, termination or exit point, scheduled route, and each alternate route, if any, of the shipment. In order to constitute effective notification under division (A)(1) of this section, notification shall be received by the executive director at least four days prior to shipment within, into, or through the state. (2) The carrier or shipper of any shipment subject to division (A)(1) of this section shall immediately notify the executive director of any change in the date and time of the shipment or in the route of the shipment within, into, or through the state. (B) Upon receipt of a notice of any shipment of material that is subject to division (A)(1) of this section within, into, or through the state, the executive director of the emergency management agency shall immediately notify the director of public safety, the director of environmental protection, the director of health, the chairperson of the public utilities commission, and the county emergency management agency and sheriff of each county along the proposed route, or any alternate route, of the shipment. (C) The executive director of the emergency management agency shall not disclose to any person other than those persons enumerated in division (B) of this section any information pertaining to any shipment of special nuclear material or by-product material prior to the time that the shipment is completed. (D) This section does not apply to radioactive materials, other than by-products, shipped by or for the United States department of defense and United States department of energy for military or national defense purposes. Nothing in this section requires the disclosure of any defense information or restricted data as defined in the "Atomic Energy Act of 1954," 68 Stat. 919, 42 U.S.C. 2011, as amended. (E) No person shall transport or cause to be transported within, into, or through the state any material that is subject to division (A)(1) of this section without first providing the notice required in that division. (F) Whoever violates division (E) of this section, in addition to any penalty imposed under section 4163.99 of the Revised Code, is liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the following, as applicable: (1) Twenty-five thousand dollars for a motor carrier, as defined in section 4923.01 of the Revised Code; (2) Forty-five thousand dollars for the first cask designated for transport by rail and thirty thousand dollars for each additional cask designated for transport by rail that is shipped by the same person or entity in the same shipment. The attorney general, upon the request of the executive director of the emergency management agency, shall bring a civil action to collect the penalty. Fines collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the public utilities transportation safety fund created in section 4921.21 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4104.101 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4104 / § 4104.101
§ 4104.101. Registration and permits from division of industrial compliance
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A) No person shall install or make major repairs or modifications to any boiler without first registering to do so with the division of industrial compliance. (B) No person shall make any installation or major repair or modification of any boiler without first obtaining a permit to do so from the division. The permit application form shall provide the name and address of the owner, location of the boiler, and type of repair or modification that will be made. The application permit fee shall be one hundred dollars. (C) The superintendent of industrial compliance shall require annual registration of all contractors who install, make major repairs to, or modify any boiler. The board of building standards shall establish a reasonable fee to cover the cost of processing registrations. (D) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the superintendent shall register a contractor to install, make major repairs to, or modify boilers in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code if either of the following applies: (1) The contractor is licensed or registered in another state to install, make major repairs to, or modify boilers. (2) The contractor has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter to install, make major repairs to, or modify boilers in a state that does not issue that license or registration. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:49 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4113.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4113 / § 4113.04
§ 4113.04. Prima-facie evidence
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If the employee of any employer referred to in section 4113.03 of the Revised Code receives any personal injury by reason of any defect or unsafe condition in any ways, works, boats, wharves, plant, machinery, appliances, or tools, except simple tools, in any way connected with or in any way used in the business of the employer, such employer is deemed to have had knowledge of such defect before and at the time such injury was so sustained, and when the fact of such defect is made to appear upon trial of an action brought by such employee or his personal or legal representatives against any such employer for damages on account of such injuries so received, the defect is prima-facie evidence of neglect on the part of such employer. The employer may show by way of defense that such defect was not discoverable in the exercise of ordinary care.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.323 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.323
§ 4123.323. Payment due dates
Status: in_force

September 17, 2014 House Bill 493 - 130th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a payment required under this chapter or Chapter 4121. of the Revised Code, including a payment due for purposes of continuing coverage, is due on the date specified in those chapters, unless otherwise provided in a rule adopted by the administrator of workers' compensation, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors. (B) For purposes of collection referrals to the attorney general under section 131.02 of the Revised Code, a premium payment is due thirty days after the date upon which a private employer must submit the payroll report for the corresponding policy year pursuant to section 4123.26 of the Revised Code or the date upon which a public employer must submit the payroll report for the corresponding policy year pursuant to section 4123.41 of the Revised Code, as applicable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4105.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4105 / § 4105.15
§ 4105.15. Certificate of operation - renewal
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly No certificate of operation for any elevator shall be issued by the director of commerce until such elevator has been inspected as required by this chapter. Certificates of operation shall be renewed by the owner or user of the elevator in accordance with rules adopted by the superintendent of industrial compliance pursuant to section 4105.12 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4121.126 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4121 / § 4121.126
§ 4121.126. Conflicts of interest by board members or bureau employees
Status: in_force

September 10, 2007 House Bill 100 - 127th General Assembly Except as provided in this chapter, no member of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors or employee of the bureau of workers' compensation shall have any direct or indirect interest in the gains or profits of any investment made by the administrator of workers' compensation or shall receive directly or indirectly any pay or emolument for the member's or employee's services. No member or person connected with the bureau directly or indirectly, for self or as an agent or partner of others, shall borrow any of its funds or deposits or in any manner use the funds or deposits except to make current and necessary payments that are authorized by the administrator. No member of the board or employee of the bureau shall become an indorser or surety or become in any manner an obligor for moneys loaned by or borrowed from the bureau. The administrator shall make no investments through or purchases from, or otherwise do any business with, any individual who is, or any partnership, association, or corporation that is owned or controlled by, a person who within the preceding three years was employed by the bureau, a board member of, or an officer of the board, or a person who within the preceding three years was employed by or was an officer holding a fiduciary, administrative, supervisory, or trust position, or any other position in which such person would be involved, on behalf of the person's employer, in decisions or recommendations affecting the investment policy of the bureau, and in which such person would benefit by any monetary gain.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.27
§ 4123.27. Use of and access to information provided by employers
Status: in_force

September 17, 2014 House Bill 493 - 130th General Assembly Information contained in the payroll report provided for in section 4123.26 of the Revised Code, and such other information as may be furnished to the bureau of workers' compensation by employers in pursuance of that section, is for the exclusive use and information of the bureau in the discharge of its official duties, and shall not be open to the public nor be used in any court in any action or proceeding pending therein unless the bureau is a party to the action or proceeding. The information contained in the payroll report may be tabulated and published by the bureau in statistical form for the use and information of other state departments and the public. No person in the employ of the bureau, except those who are authorized by the administrator of workers' compensation, shall divulge any information secured by the person while in the employ of the bureau in respect to the transactions, property, claim files, records, or papers of the bureau or in respect to the business or mechanical, chemical, or other industrial process of any company, firm, corporation, person, association, partnership, or public utility to any person other than the administrator or to the superior of such employee of the bureau. Notwithstanding the restrictions imposed by this section, the governor, select or standing committees of the general assembly, the auditor of state, the attorney general, or their designees, pursuant to the authority granted in this chapter and Chapter 4121. of the Revised Code, may examine any records, claim files, or papers in possession of the industrial commission or the bureau. They also are bound by the privilege that attaches to these papers. The administrator shall report to the director of job and family services or to the county director of job and family services the name, address, and social security number or other identification number of any person receiving workers' compensation whose name or social security number or other identification number is the same as that of a person required by a court or child support enforcement agency to provide support payments to a recipient or participant of public assistance, as that term is defined in section 5101.181 of the Revised Code, and whose name is submitted to the administrator by the director under section 5101.36 of the Revised Code. The administrator also shall inform the director of the amount of workers' compensation paid to the person during such period as the director specifies. Within fourteen days after receiving from the director of job and family services a list of the names and social security numbers of recipients or participants of public assistance pursuant to section 5101.181 of the Revised Code, the administrator shall inform the auditor of state of the name, current or most recent address, and social security number of each person receiving workers' compensation pursuant to this chapter whose name and social security number are the same as that of a person whose name or social security number was submitted by the director. The administrator also shall inform the auditor of state of the amount of workers' compensation paid to the person during such period as the director specifies. The bureau and its employees, except for purposes of furnishing the auditor of state with information required by this section, shall preserve the confidentiality of recipients or participants of public assistance in compliance with section 5101.181 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4131.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4131 / § 4131.05
§ 4131.05. Administrator to disburse claim payments
Status: in_force

November 3, 1989 House Bill 222 - 118th General Assembly (A) Upon receipt of an order of compensation issued pursuant to a claim for benefits under the provisions of the federal act, the administrator of workers' compensation shall disburse from the coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund the amounts to the persons as the order directs with respect to any claims insured by a subscriber. (B) No payment shall be made with respect to or from the fund in excess of the amount of the fund on hand at the time of any payment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4133.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4133 / § 4133.14
§ 4133.14. Status as a small, minority-owned, disadvantaged, women-owned, or historically underutilized business
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 Senate Bill 201 - 133rd General Assembly For purposes of a bid, contract, purchase order, or agreement entered into with the state or any political subdivision, a client employer's status or certification as a small, minority-owned, disadvantaged, or women-owned business enterprise or as a historically underutilized business shall not be affected as a result of the client employer entering into an alternate employer organization agreement or using the services of an alternate employer organization.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4133.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4133 / § 4133.13
§ 4133.13. Limitations
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 Senate Bill 201 - 133rd General Assembly Nothing contained in this chapter or in any alternate employer organization agreement shall do any of the following: (A) Diminish, abolish, or remove the rights and obligations of client employers and worksite employees existing prior to the effective date of the alternate employer organization agreement; (B) Affect, modify, or amend any contractual relationship or restrictive covenant between a worksite employee and any client employer in effect at the time an alternate employer organization agreement becomes effective; (C) Prohibit or amend any contractual relationship or restrictive covenant between a client employer and a worksite employee that is entered into after the alternate employer organization agreement becomes effective; (D) Create any new or additional enforcement right of a worksite employee against an alternate employer organization that is not specifically provided by the alternate employer organization agreement or this chapter. An alternate employer organization shall have no responsibility or liability in connection with, or arising out of, any contractual relationship or restrictive covenant between a client employer and a worksite employee unless the alternate employer organization has specifically agreed otherwise in writing.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.58 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.58
§ 4123.58. Compensation for permanent total disability
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 (GA 134), House Bill 75 (GA 134) (A) In cases of permanent total disability, the employee shall receive an award to continue until the employee's death in the amount of sixty-six and two-thirds per cent of the employee's average weekly wage, but, except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, not more than a maximum amount of weekly compensation which is equal to sixty-six and two-thirds per cent of the statewide average weekly wage as defined in division (C) of section 4123.62 of the Revised Code in effect on the date of injury or on the date the disability due to the occupational disease begins, nor not less than a minimum amount of weekly compensation which is equal to fifty per cent of the statewide average weekly wage as defined in division (C) of section 4123.62 of the Revised Code in effect on the date of injury or on the date the disability due to the occupational disease begins, unless the employee's average weekly wage is less than fifty per cent of the statewide average weekly wage at the time of the injury, in which event the employee shall receive compensation in an amount equal to the employee's average weekly wage. (B) In the event the weekly workers' compensation amount when combined with disability benefits received pursuant to the Social Security Act is less than the statewide average weekly wage as defined in division (C) of section 4123.62 of the Revised Code, then the maximum amount of weekly compensation shall be the statewide average weekly wage as defined in division (C) of section 4123.62 of the Revised Code. At any time that social security disability benefits terminate or are reduced, the workers' compensation award shall be recomputed to pay the maximum amount permitted under this division. (C) Permanent total disability shall be compensated according to this section only when at least one of the following applies to the claimant: (1) The claimant has lost, or lost the use of both hands or both arms, or both feet or both legs, or both eyes, or of any two thereof; however, the loss or loss of use of one limb does not constitute the loss or loss of use of two body parts; (2) The impairment resulting from the employee's injury or occupational disease prevents the employee from engaging in sustained remunerative employment utilizing the employment skills that the employee has or may reasonably be expected to develop. (D) Permanent total disability shall not be compensated when the reason the employee is unable to engage in sustained remunerative employment is due to any of the following reasons, whether individually or in combination: (1) Impairments of the employee that are not the result of an allowed injury or occupational disease; (2) Solely the employee's age or aging; (3) The employee retired or otherwise is not working for reasons unrelated to the allowed injury or occupational disease. (4) The employee has not engaged in educational or rehabilitative efforts to enhance the employee's employability, unless such efforts are determined to be in vain. (E) Compensation payable under this section for permanent total disability is in addition to benefits payable under division (B) of section 4123.57 of the Revised Code. (F) If an employee is awarded compensation for permanent total disability under this section because the employee sustained a traumatic brain injury, the employee is entitled to that compensation regardless of the employee's employment in a sheltered workshop subsequent to the award, on the condition that the employee does not receive income, compensation, or remuneration from that employment in excess of two thousand dollars in any calendar quarter. As used in this division, "sheltered workshop" means a state agency or nonprofit organization established to carry out a program of rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities or to provide these individuals with remunerative employment or other occupational rehabilitating activity. (G) If the industrial commission has adjudicated a claimant's application for compensation payable under this section for permanent total disability and issued a final order denying compensation for that application, the claimant shall present evidence of new and changed circumstances before the industrial commission may consider a subsequent application filed by the claimant for compensation under this section for the same injury or occupational disease identified in the previous application. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated March 17, 2023 at 1:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4141 / § 4141.42
§ 4141.42. Reciprocal agreements to determining liability for payment of employer contributions
Status: in_force

September 28, 2018 House Bill 133 - 132nd General Assembly ( A) As used in this section, "critical infrastructure," "disaster response period," "disaster work," and " qualifying employee" have the same meanings as in section 5703.94 of the Revised Code. (B ) The director of job and family services may enter into reciprocal agreements with departments charged with the administration of the unemployment compensation law of any other state or the United States or Canada for the purpose of determining and placing the liability of an employer for the payment of contributions for services rendered within this state or such other jurisdiction, or both, and to provide that the jurisdiction authorized to collect the contributions shall determine the benefit rights which may arise in connection with such services and assume the liability for the payment of the benefits. ( C) An agreement described in division (B) of this section shall provide that an employer is not liable for disaster work performed in this state during a disaster response period by either of the following: (1) A qualifying employee described in division (A)(14)(a) of section 5703.94 of the Revised Code, when the disaster work is performed pursuant to a qualifying solicitation received by the employee's employer; (2) A qualifying employee described in division (A)(14)(b) of section 5703.94 of the Revised Code, when the disaster work is performed on critical infrastructure owned or used by the employee's employer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.351 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.351
§ 4123.351. Self-insuring employers' guaranty fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 52 - 131st General Assembly (A) The administrator of workers' compensation shall require every self-insuring employer, including any self-insuring employer that is indemnified by a captive insurance company granted a certificate of authority under Chapter 3964. of the Revised Code, to pay a contribution, calculated under this section, to the self-insuring employers' guaranty fund established pursuant to this section. The fund shall provide for payment of compensation and benefits to employees of the self-insuring employer in order to cover any default in payment by that employer. (B) The bureau of workers' compensation shall operate the self-insuring employers' guaranty fund for self-insuring employers. The administrator annually shall establish the contributions due from self-insuring employers for the fund at rates as low as possible but such as will assure sufficient moneys to guarantee the payment of any claims against the fund. The bureau's operation of the fund is not subject to sections 3929.10 to 3929.18 of the Revised Code or to regulation by the superintendent of insurance. (C) If a self-insuring employer defaults, the bureau shall recover the amounts paid as a result of the default from the self-insuring employers' guaranty fund. If a self-insuring employer defaults and is in compliance with this section for the payment of contributions to the fund, such self-insuring employer is entitled to the immunity conferred by section 4123.74 of the Revised Code for any claim arising during any period the employer is in compliance with this section. (D)(1) There is hereby established a self-insuring employers' guaranty fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state and which shall be separate from the other funds established and administered pursuant to this chapter. The fund shall consist of contributions and other payments made by self-insuring employers under this section. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The bureau shall make disbursements from the fund pursuant to this section. (2) The administrator has the same powers to invest any of the surplus or reserve belonging to the fund as are delegated to the administrator under section 4123.44 of the Revised Code with respect to the state insurance fund. The administrator shall apply interest earned solely to the reduction of assessments for contributions from self-insuring employers and to the payments required due to defaults. (3) If the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors determines that reinsurance of the risks of the fund is necessary to assure solvency of the fund, the board may: (a) Enter into contracts for the purchase of reinsurance coverage of the risks of the fund with any company or agency authorized by law to issue contracts of reinsurance; (b) Require the administrator to pay the cost of reinsurance from the fund; (c) Include the costs of reinsurance as a liability and estimated liability of the fund. (E) The administrator, with the advice and consent of the board, may adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the implementation of this section, including a rule, notwithstanding division (C) of this section, requiring self-insuring employers to provide security in addition to the contribution to the self-insuring employers' guaranty fund required by this section. The additional security required by the rule, as the administrator determines appropriate, shall be sufficient and adequate to provide for financial assurance to meet the obligations of self-insuring employers under this chapter and Chapter 4121. of the Revised Code. (F) The purchase of coverage under this section by self-insuring employers is valid notwithstanding the prohibitions contained in division (A) of section 4123.82 of the Revised Code and is in addition to the indemnity contracts that self-insuring employers may purchase pursuant to division (B) of section 4123.82 of the Revised Code. (G) The administrator, on behalf of the self-insuring employers' guaranty fund, has the rights of reimbursement and subrogation and shall collect from a defaulting self-insuring employer or other liable person all amounts the administrator has paid or reasonably expects to pay from the fund on account of the defaulting self-insuring employer. (H) The assessments for contributions, the administration of the self-insuring employers' guaranty fund, the investment of the money in the fund, and the payment of liabilities incurred by the fund do not create any liability upon the state. Except for a gross abuse of discretion, neither the board, nor the individual members thereof, nor the administrator shall incur any obligation or liability respecting the assessments for contributions, the administration of the self-insuring employers' guaranty fund, the investment of the fund, or the payment of liabilities therefrom.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.293 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4141 / § 4141.293
§ 4141.293. Participation in learn to earn program
Status: in_force

September 24, 2012 Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "learn to earn program" means any program established by the department of job and family services that offers a structured, supervised training opportunity to an eligible unemployment compensation claimant with a designated worksite training provider. (B) Participation in a learn to earn program is voluntary. (C) If a learn to earn program participant is otherwise eligible for unemployment compensation benefits, the participant shall continue to receive unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to this chapter during participation in the program. (D) A participant in a learn to earn program shall be registered at an employment office or other registration place maintained or designated by the director of job and family services according to the procedure set forth in division (A)(3) of section 4141.29 of the Revised Code. (E) A learn to earn program participant may participate in a learn to earn program for a period not to exceed twenty-four hours a week for a maximum of six weeks.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4169.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4169 / § 4169.10
§ 4169.10. No liability to violators of theft statute
Status: in_force

July 1, 1981 House Bill 775 - 113th General Assembly A ski area operator is not liable for any losses or damages suffered by a person who was in violation of section 2913.02 of the Revised Code at the time that the losses or damages occurred.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4141 / § 4141.06
§ 4141.06. Unemployment compensation review commission
Status: in_force

September 15, 2014 House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly There is hereby created an unemployment compensation review commission consisting of three full-time members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Terms of office shall be staggered and shall be for six years, commencing on the twenty-eighth day of February and ending on the twenty-seventh day of February. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. The chairperson of the commission and each member shall be paid a salary fixed pursuant to section 124.14 of the Revised Code. The governor, at any time, may remove any member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office. Not more than one of the appointees to the commission shall be a person who, on account of the appointee's previous vocation, employment, or affiliations, can be classed as a representative of employers, and not more than one of the appointees shall be a person who, on account of the appointee's previous vocation, employment, or affiliations, can be classed as a representative of employees. Not more than two of the members of the commission shall belong to the same political party. No member of the commission shall hold any office of trust or profit or engage in any occupation or business interfering or inconsistent with the member's duties as a member and no member shall serve on any committee of any political party. The commission shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The vice-chairperson shall exercise the powers of the chairperson in the chairperson's absence. No commission member shall participate in the disposition of any appeal in which the member has an interest in the controversy. Challenges to the interest of any commission member may be made by any interested party defined in division (I) of section 4141.01 of the Revised Code and shall be in writing. All challenges shall be decided by the chairperson of the advisory council, who, if the challenge is found to be well taken, shall advise the governor, who shall appoint a member of the advisory council representing the same affiliations to act and receive the same compensation for serving in place of such member. The commission may appoint a secretary to hold office at its pleasure. The secretary shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as the commission prescribes and shall keep a record of the proceedings of the commission and of its determinations. The secretary shall receive a salary fixed pursuant to section 124.14 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding division (A)(8) of section 124.11 of the Revised Code, each member of the commission may appoint a private secretary who shall be in the classified service of the state and hold office at the pleasure of such member. Two members of the commission constitute a quorum and no action of the commission is valid unless it has the concurrence of at least two members. A vacancy on the commission does not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the commission. The commission and its hearing officers shall hear appeals arising from determinations of the director of job and family services involving claims for compensation and other unemployment compensation issues. The commission shall adopt, amend, or rescind rules of procedure, and undertake such investigations, and take such action required for the hearing and disposition of appeals as it deems necessary and consistent with this chapter. The rules adopted by the commission shall be effective to the extent that the rules are consistent with this chapter. The commission, subject to Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, and with the approval of the governor, shall appoint such hearing officers as are necessary. The hearing officers shall be classified by the department of administrative services. Any promotions or increases in compensation of the hearing officers may be recommended by the commission subject to classifications which are made by the department of administrative services. The members of the commission and hearing officers may conduct hearings for unemployment compensation appeals coming before the commission. The members and hearing officers may exercise all powers provided by section 4141.17 of the Revised Code. The commission, subject to Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, may employ such support personnel as are needed to carry out the duties of the commission. The salaries of such employees are fixed pursuant to section 124.14 of the Revised Code. The commission shall further provide itself and its employees with such offices, equipment, and supplies as are necessary, using those already provided for the department of job and family services wherever possible. The commission shall have access to only the records of the department of job and family services that are necessary for the administration of this chapter and needed in the performance of its official duties. The commission shall have the right to request of the director necessary information from any work unit of the department having that information. The commission shall prepare and submit to the director an annual budget financing the costs necessary to administer its duties under this chapter. The fund request shall relate to, but not be limited to, the United States department of labor's allocations for the commission's functions. The director shall approve the commission's request unless funds are insufficient to finance the request. The director shall notify the commission of the amount of funds available for its operation, as soon as possible, but not later than thirty days after receiving the allocation from the United States department of labor. In the event that the director determines that sufficient funds are not available to approve the request as submitted and a revised budget is not agreed to within thirty days of the director's notification to the commission, the director of budget and management shall review and determine the funding levels for the commission and notify the commission and the director of the determination by the director of budget and management. As used in this section only, "office of trust or profit" means: (A) A federal or state elective office or an elected office of a political subdivision of the state; (B) A position on a board or commission of the state that is appointed by the governor; (C) An office set forth in section 121.03 , 121.04 , or 121.05 of the Revised Code; (D) An office of the government of the United States that is appointed by the president of the United States.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.01
§ 4123.01. Workers' compensation definitions
Status: in_force

September 23, 2022 House Bill 447 - 134th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A)(1) "Employee" means: (a) Every person in the service of the state, or of any county, municipal corporation, township, or school district therein, including regular members of lawfully constituted police and fire departments of municipal corporations and townships, whether paid or volunteer, and wherever serving within the state or on temporary assignment outside thereof, and executive officers of boards of education, under any appointment or contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written, including any elected official of the state, or of any county, municipal corporation, or township, or members of boards of education. As used in division (A)(1)(a) of this section, the term "employee" includes the following persons when responding to an inherently dangerous situation that calls for an immediate response on the part of the person, regardless of whether the person is within the limits of the jurisdiction of the person's regular employment or voluntary service when responding, on the condition that the person responds to the situation as the person otherwise would if the person were on duty in the person's jurisdiction: (i) Off-duty peace officers. As used in division (A)(1)(a)(i) of this section, "peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. (ii) Off-duty firefighters, whether paid or volunteer, of a lawfully constituted fire department. (iii) Off-duty first responders, emergency medical technicians-basic, emergency medical technicians-intermediate, or emergency medical technicians-paramedic, whether paid or volunteer, of an ambulance service organization or emergency medical service organization pursuant to Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code. (b) Every person in the service of any person, firm, or private corporation, including any public service corporation, that (i) employs one or more persons regularly in the same business or in or about the same establishment under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written, including aliens and minors, household workers who earn one hundred sixty dollars or more in cash in any calendar quarter from a single household and casual workers who earn one hundred sixty dollars or more in cash in any calendar quarter from a single employer, or (ii) is bound by any such contract of hire or by any other written contract, to pay into the state insurance fund the premiums provided by this chapter. (c) Every person who performs labor or provides services pursuant to a construction contract, as defined in section 4123.79 of the Revised Code, if at least ten of the following criteria apply: (i) The person is required to comply with instructions from the other contracting party regarding the manner or method of performing services; (ii) The person is required by the other contracting party to have particular training; (iii) The person's services are integrated into the regular functioning of the other contracting party; (iv) The person is required to perform the work personally; (v) The person is hired, supervised, or paid by the other contracting party; (vi) A continuing relationship exists between the person and the other contracting party that contemplates continuing or recurring work even if the work is not full time; (vii) The person's hours of work are established by the other contracting party; (viii) The person is required to devote full time to the business of the other contracting party; (ix) The person is required to perform the work on the premises of the other contracting party; (x) The person is required to follow the order of work set by the other contracting party; (xi) The person is required to make oral or written reports of progress to the other contracting party; (xii) The person is paid for services on a regular basis such as hourly, weekly, or monthly; (xiii) The person's expenses are paid for by the other contracting party; (xiv) The person's tools and materials are furnished by the other contracting party; (xv) The person is provided with the facilities used to perform services; (xvi) The person does not realize a profit or suffer a loss as a result of the services provided; (xvii) The person is not performing services for a number of employers at the same time; (xviii) The person does not make the same services available to the general public; (xix) The other contracting party has a right to discharge the person; (xx) The person has the right to end the relationship with the other contracting party without incurring liability pursuant to an employment contract or agreement. Every person in the service of any independent contractor or subcontractor who has failed to pay into the state insurance fund the amount of premium determined and fixed by the administrator of workers' compensation for the person's employment or occupation or who is a self-insuring employer and who has failed to pay compensation and benefits directly to the employer's injured and to the dependents of the employer's killed employees as required by section 4123.35 of the Revised Code, shall be considered as the employee of the person who has entered into a contract, whether written or verbal, with such independent contractor unless such employees or their legal representatives or beneficiaries elect, after injury or death, to regard such independent contractor as the employer. (d) Every person who operates a vehicle or vessel in the performance of services for or on behalf of a motor carrier transporting property, unless all of the following factors apply to the person: (i) The person owns the vehicle or vessel that is used in performing the services for or on behalf of the carrier, or the person leases the vehicle or vessel under a bona fide lease agreement that is not a temporary replacement lease agreement. For purposes of this division, a bona fide lease agreement does not include an agreement between the person and the motor carrier transporting property for which, or on whose behalf, the person provides services. (ii) The person is responsible for supplying the necessary personal services to operate the vehicle or vessel used to provide the service. (iii) The compensation paid to the person is based on factors related to work performed, including on a mileage-based rate or a percentage of any schedule of rates, and not solely on the basis of the hours or time expended. (iv) The person substantially controls the means and manner of performing the services, in conformance with regulatory requirements and specifications of the shipper. (v) The person enters into a written contract with the carrier for whom the person is performing the services that describes the relationship between the person and the carrier to be that of an independent contractor and not that of an employee. (vi) The person is responsible for substantially all of the principal operating costs of the vehicle or vessel and equipment used to provide the services, including maintenance, fuel, repairs, supplies, vehicle or vessel insurance, and personal expenses, except that the person may be paid by the carrier the carrier's fuel surcharge and incidental costs, including tolls, permits, and lumper fees. (vii) The person is responsible for any economic loss or economic gain from the arrangement with the carrier. (2) "Employee" does not mean any of the following: (a) A duly ordained, commissioned, or licensed minister or assistant or associate minister of a church in the exercise of ministry; (b) Any officer of a family farm corporation; (c) An individual incorporated as a corporation; (d) An officer of a nonprofit corporation, as defined in section 1702.01 of the Revised Code, who volunteers the person's services as an officer; (e) An individual who otherwise is an employee of an employer but who signs the waiver and affidavit specified in section 4123.15 of the Revised Code on the condition that the administrator has granted a waiver and exception to the individual's employer under section 4123.15 of the Revised Code; (f)(i) A qualifying employee described in division (A)(14)(a) of section 5703.94 of the Revised Code when the qualifying employee is performing disaster work in this state during a disaster response period pursuant to a qualifying solicitation received by the employee's employer; (ii) A qualifying employee described in division (A)(14)(b) of section 5703.94 of the Revised Code when the qualifying employee is performing disaster work in this state during a disaster response period on critical infrastructure owned or used by the employee's employer; (iii) As used in division (A)(2)(f) of this section, "critical infrastructure," "disaster response period," "disaster work," and "qualifying employee" have the same meanings as in section 5703.94 of the Revised Code. Any employer may elect to include as an "employee" within this chapter, any person excluded from the definition of "employee" pursuant to division (A)(1)(d) or (A)(2)(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section in accordance with rules adopted by the administrator, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors. If an employer is a partnership, sole proprietorship, individual incorporated as a corporation, or family farm corporation, such employer may elect to include as an "employee" within this chapter, any member of such partnership, the owner of the sole proprietorship, the individual incorporated as a corporation, or the officers of the family farm corporation. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a partner, sole proprietor, or any person excluded from the definition of "employee" pursuant to division (A)(2)(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section from electing to be included as an "employee" under this chapter in accordance with rules adopted by the administrator, with the advice and consent of the board. In the event of an election, the employer or person electing coverage shall serve upon the bureau of workers' compensation written notice naming the person to be covered and include the person's remuneration for premium purposes in all future payroll reports. No partner, sole proprietor, or person excluded from the definition of "employee" pursuant to division (A)(1)(d) or (A)(2)(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section, shall receive benefits or compensation under this chapter until the bureau receives written notice of the election permitted by this section. For informational purposes only, the bureau shall prescribe such language as it considers appropriate, on such of its forms as it considers appropriate, to advise employers of their right to elect to include as an "employee" within this chapter a sole proprietor, any member of a partnership, or a person excluded from the definition of "employee" under division (A)(1)(d) or (A)(2)(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section, that they should check any health and disability insurance policy, or other form of health and disability plan or contract, presently covering them, or the purchase of which they may be considering, to determine whether such policy, plan, or contract excludes benefits for illness or injury that they might have elected to have covered by workers' compensation. (B)(1) "Employer" means: (a) The state, including state hospitals, each county, municipal corporation, township, school district, and hospital owned by a political subdivision or subdivisions other than the state; (b) Every person, firm, professional employer organization, alternate employer organization, and private corporation, including any public service corporation, that (i) has in service one or more employees or shared employees regularly in the same business or in or about the same establishment under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written, or (ii) is bound by any such contract of hire or by any other written contract, to pay into the insurance fund the premiums provided by this chapter. All such employers are subject to this chapter. Any member of a firm or association, who regularly performs manual labor in or about a mine, factory, or other establishment, including a household establishment, shall be considered an employee in determining whether such person, firm, or private corporation, or public service corporation, has in its service, one or more employees and the employer shall report the income derived from such labor to the bureau as part of the payroll of such employer, and such member shall thereupon be entitled to all the benefits of an employee. (2) "Employer" does not include a franchisor with respect to the franchisor's relationship with a franchisee or an employee of a franchisee, unless the franchisor agrees to assume that role in writing or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the franchisor exercises a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee's employees that is not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor's trademark, brand, or both. For purposes of this division, "franchisor" and "franchisee" have the same meanings as in 16 C.F.R. 436.1. (C) "Injury" includes any injury, whether caused by external accidental means or accidental in character and result, received in the course of, and arising out of, the injured employee's employment. "Injury" does not include: (1) Psychiatric conditions except where the claimant's psychiatric conditions have arisen from an injury or occupational disease sustained by that claimant or where the claimant's psychiatric conditions have arisen from sexual conduct in which the claimant was forced by threat of physical harm to engage or participate; (2) Injury or disability caused primarily by the natural deterioration of tissue, an organ, or part of the body; (3) Injury or disability incurred in voluntary participation in an employer-sponsored recreation or fitness activity if the employee signs a waiver of the employee's right to compensation or benefits under this chapter prior to engaging in the recreation or fitness activity; (4) Injury or disability sustained by an employee who performs the employee's duties in a work area that is located within the employee's home and that is separate and distinct from the location of the employer, unless all of the following apply: (a) The employee's injury or disability arises out of the employee's employment. (b) The employee's injury or disability was caused by a special hazard of the employee's employment activity. (c) The employee's injury or disability is sustained in the course of an activity undertaken by the employee for the exclusive benefit of the employer. (5) A condition that pre-existed an injury unless that pre-existing condition is substantially aggravated by the injury. Such a substantial aggravation must be documented by objective diagnostic findings, objective clinical findings, or objective test results. Subjective complaints may be evidence of such a substantial aggravation. However, subjective complaints without objective diagnostic findings, objective clinical findings, or objective test results are insufficient to substantiate a substantial aggravation. (D) "Child" includes a posthumous child and a child legally adopted prior to the injury. (E) "Family farm corporation" means a corporation founded for the purpose of farming agricultural land in which the majority of the voting stock is held by and the majority of the stockholders are persons or the spouse of persons related to each other within the fourth degree of kinship, according to the rules of the civil law, and at least one of the related persons is residing on or actively operating the farm, and none of whose stockholders are a corporation. A family farm corporation does not cease to qualify under this division where, by reason of any devise, bequest, or the operation of the laws of descent or distribution, the ownership of shares of voting stock is transferred to another person, as long as that person is within the degree of kinship stipulated in this division. (F) "Occupational disease" means a disease contracted in the course of employment, which by its causes and the characteristics of its manifestation or the condition of the employment results in a hazard which distinguishes the employment in character from employment generally, and the employment creates a risk of contracting the disease in greater degree and in a different manner from the public in general. (G) "Self-insuring employer" means an employer who is granted the privilege of paying compensation and benefits directly under section 4123.35 of the Revised Code, including a board of county commissioners for the sole purpose of constructing a sports facility as defined in section 307.696 of the Revised Code, provided that the electors of the county in which the sports facility is to be built have approved construction of a sports facility by ballot election no later than November 6, 1997. (H) "Private employer" means an employer as defined in division (B)(1)(b) of this section. (I) "Professional employer organization" has the same meaning as in section 4125.01 of the Revised Code. (J) "Public employer" means an employer as defined in division (B)(1)(a) of this section. (K) "Sexual conduct" means vaginal intercourse between a male and female; anal intercourse, fellatio, and cunnilingus between persons regardless of gender; and, without privilege to do so, the insertion, however slight, of any part of the body or any instrument, apparatus, or other object into the vaginal or anal cavity of another. Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete vaginal or anal intercourse. (L) "Other-states' insurer" means an insurance company that is authorized to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage in any of the states that permit employers to obtain insurance for workers' compensation claims through insurance companies. (M) "Other-states' coverage" means both of the following: (1) Insurance coverage secured by an eligible employer for workers' compensation claims of employees who are in employment relationships localized in a state other than this state or those employees' dependents; (2) Insurance coverage secured by an eligible employer for workers' compensation claims that arise in a state other than this state where an employer elects to obtain coverage through either the administrator or an other-states' insurer. (N) "Limited other-states coverage" means insurance coverage provided by the administrator to an eligible employer for workers' compensation claims of employees who are in an employment relationship localized in this state but are temporarily working in a state other than this state, or those employees' dependents. (O) "Motor carrier" has the same meaning as in section 4923.01 of the Revised Code. (P) "Alternate employer organization" has the same meaning as in section 4133.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 14, 2022 at 12:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4117.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4117 / § 4117.02
§ 4117.02. State employment relations board
Status: in_force

September 17, 2014 Senate Bill 3 - 130th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the state employment relations board, consisting of three members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Members shall be knowledgeable about labor relations or personnel practices. No more than two of the three members shall belong to the same political party. A member of the state employment relations board during the member's period of service shall hold no other public office or public or private employment and shall allow no other responsibilities to interfere or conflict with the member's duties as a full-time state employment relations board member. Of the initial appointments made to the state employment relations board, one shall be for a term ending October 6, 1984, one shall be for a term ending October 6, 1985, and one shall be for a term ending October 6, 1986. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for six years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as did the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the term for which the member is appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration of the member's term until the member's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. The governor may remove any member of the state employment relations board, upon notice and public hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause. (B)(1) The governor shall designate one member of the state employment relations board to serve as chairperson of the state employment relations board. The chairperson is the head of the state employment relations board and its chief executive officer. (2) The chairperson shall exercise all administrative powers and duties conferred upon the state employment relations board under this chapter and shall do all of the following: (a) Employ, promote, supervise, and remove all employees of the state employment relations board, and establish, change, or abolish positions and assign or reassign the duties of those employees as the chairperson determines necessary to achieve the most efficient performance of the duties of the state employment relations board under this chapter; (b) Determine the utilization by the state personnel board of review of employees of the state employment relations board as necessary for the state personnel board of review to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the state personnel board of review. (c) Maintain the office of the state employment relations board in Columbus and manage the office's daily operations, including securing offices, facilities, equipment, and supplies necessary to house the state employment relations board, employees of the state employment relations board, the state personnel board of review, and files and records under the control of the state employment relations board and under the control of the state personnel board of review; (d) Prepare and submit to the office of budget and management a budget for each biennium according to section 107.03 of the Revised Code, and include in the budget the costs of the state employment relations board and its staff and the costs of the state employment relations board in discharging any duty imposed by law upon the state employment relations board, the chairperson, or any of the employees or agents of the state employment relations board, and the costs of the state personnel board of review in discharging any duty imposed by law on the state personnel board of review or an agent of the state personnel board of review. (C) The vacancy on the state employment relations board does not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the state employment relations board, and two members of the state employment relations board, at all times, constitute a quorum. The state employment relations board shall have an official seal of which courts shall take judicial notice. (D) The state employment relations board shall make an annual report in writing to the governor and to the general assembly, stating in detail the work it has done. (E) Compensation of the chairperson and members shall be in accordance with division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code. The chairperson and the members are eligible for reappointment. In addition to such compensation, all members shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their work as members. (F)(1) The chairperson, after consulting with the other state employment relations board members and receiving the consent of at least one other board member, shall appoint an executive director. The chairperson also shall appoint attorneys and shall appoint an assistant executive director who shall be an attorney admitted to practice law in this state and who shall serve as a liaison to the attorney general on legal matters before the state employment relations board. (2) The state employment relations board shall appoint members of fact-finding panels and shall prescribe their job duties. (G)(1) The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the chairperson. The executive director, under the direction of the chairperson, shall do all of the following: (a) Act as chief administrative officer for the state employment relations board; (b) Ensure that all employees of the state employment relations board comply with the rules of the state employment relations board; (c) Do all things necessary for the efficient and effective implementation of the duties of the state employment relations board. (2) The duties of the executive director described in division (G)(1) of this section do not relieve the chairperson from final responsibility for the proper performance of the duties described in that division. (H) The attorney general shall be the legal adviser of the state employment relations board and shall appear for and represent the state employment relations board and its agents in all legal proceedings. The state employment relations board may utilize regional, local, or other agencies, and utilize voluntary and uncompensated services as needed. The state employment relations board may contract with the federal mediation and conciliation service for the assistance of mediators, arbitrators, and other personnel the service makes available. The chairperson shall appoint all employees on the basis of training, practical experience, education, and character, notwithstanding the requirements established by section 119.09 of the Revised Code. The chairperson shall give special regard to the practical training and experience that employees have for the particular position involved. The executive director, assistant executive director, administrative law judges, employees holding a fiduciary or administrative relation to the state employment relations board as described in division (A)(9) of section 124.11 of the Revised Code, and the personal secretaries and assistants of the state employment relations board members are in the unclassified service. All other full-time employees of the state employment relations board are in the classified service. All employees of the state employment relations board shall be paid in accordance with Chapter 124. of the Revised Code. (I) The chairperson shall select and assign administrative law judges and other agents whose functions are to conduct hearings with due regard to their impartiality, judicial temperament, and knowledge. If in any proceeding under this chapter, any party prior to five days before the hearing thereto files with the state employment relations board a sworn statement charging that the administrative law judge or other agent designated to conduct the hearing is biased or partial in the proceeding, the state employment relations board may disqualify the person and designate another administrative law judge or agent to conduct the proceeding. At least ten days before any hearing, the state employment relations board shall notify all parties to a proceeding of the name of the administrative law judge or agent designated to conduct the hearing. (J) The principal office of the state employment relations board is in Columbus, but it may meet and exercise any or all of its powers at any other place within the state. The state employment relations board may, by one or more of its employees, or any agents or agencies it designates, conduct in any part of this state any proceeding, hearing, investigation, inquiry, or election necessary to the performance of its functions; provided, that no person so designated may later sit in determination of an appeal of the decision of that cause or matter. (K) In addition to the powers and functions provided in other sections of this chapter, the state employment relations board shall do all of the following: (1) Create a bureau of mediation within the state employment relations board, to perform the functions provided in section 4117.14 of the Revised Code. This bureau shall also establish, after consulting representatives of employee organizations and public employers, panels of qualified persons to be available to serve as members of fact-finding panels and arbitrators. (2) Conduct studies of problems involved in representation and negotiation and make recommendations for legislation; (3) Hold hearings pursuant to this chapter and, for the purpose of the hearings and inquiries, administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses and documents, take testimony and receive evidence, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents by the issuance of subpoenas, and delegate these powers to any members of the state employment relations board or any administrative law judge employed by the state employment relations board for the performance of its functions; (4) Train representatives of employee organizations and public employers in the rules and techniques of collective bargaining procedures; (5) Make studies and analyses of, and act as a clearinghouse of information relating to, conditions of employment of public employees throughout the state and request assistance, services, and data from any public employee organization, public employer, or governmental unit. Public employee organizations, public employers, and governmental units shall provide such assistance, services, and data as will enable the state employment relations board to carry out its functions and powers. (6) Make available to employee organizations, public employers, mediators, fact-finding panels, arbitrators, and joint study committees statistical data relating to wages, benefits, and employment practices in public and private employment applicable to various localities and occupations to assist them to resolve issues in negotiations; (7) Notwithstanding section 119.13 of the Revised Code, establish standards of persons who practice before it; (8) Adopt, amend, and rescind rules and procedures and exercise other powers appropriate to carry out this chapter. Before the adoption, amendment, or rescission of rules and procedures under this section, the state employment relations board shall do all of the following: (a) Maintain a list of interested public employers and employee organizations and mail notice to such groups of any proposed rule or procedure, amendment thereto, or rescission thereof at least thirty days before any public hearing thereon; (b) Mail a copy of each proposed rule or procedure, amendment thereto, or rescission thereof to any person who requests a copy within five days after receipt of the request therefor; (c) Consult with appropriate statewide organizations representing public employers or employees who would be affected by the proposed rule or procedure. Although the state employment relations board is expected to discharge these duties diligently, failure to mail any notice or copy, or to so consult with any person, is not jurisdictional and shall not be construed to invalidate any proceeding or action of the state employment relations board. (L) In case of neglect or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, the court of common pleas of the county in which the investigation or the public hearing occurs, upon application by the state employment relations board, may issue an order requiring the person to appear before the state employment relations board and give testimony about the matter under investigation. The court may punish a failure to obey the order as contempt. (M) Any subpoena, notice of hearing, or other process or notice of the state employment relations board issued under this section may be served personally, by certified mail, or by leaving a copy at the principal office or personal residence of the respondent required to be served. A return, made and verified by the individual making the service and setting forth the manner of service, is proof of service, and a return post office receipt, when certified mail is used, is proof of service. All process in any court to which application is made under this chapter may be served in the county wherein the persons required to be served reside or are found. (N) All expenses of the state employment relations board, including all necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred by the members or employees of the state employment relations board under its orders, shall be paid pursuant to itemized vouchers approved by the chairperson of the state employment relations board, the executive director, or both, or such other person as the chairperson designates for that purpose. (O) Whenever the state employment relations board determines that a substantial controversy exists with respect to the application or interpretation of this chapter and the matter is of public or great general interest, the state employment relations board shall certify its final order directly to the court of appeals having jurisdiction over the area in which the principal office of the public employer directly affected by the application or interpretation is located. The chairperson shall file with the clerk of the court a certified copy of the transcript of the proceedings before the state employment relations board pertaining to the final order. If upon hearing and consideration the court decides that the final order of the state employment relations board is unlawful or is not supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole, the court shall reverse and vacate the final order or modify it and enter final judgment in accordance with the modification; otherwise, the court shall affirm the final order. The notice of the final order of the state employment relations board to the interested parties shall contain a certification by the chairperson of the state employment relations board that the final order is of public or great general interest and that a certified transcript of the record of the proceedings before the state employment relations board had been filed with the clerk of the court as an appeal to the court. For the purposes of this division, the state employment relations board has standing to bring its final order properly before the court of appeals. (P) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, the state employment relations board is subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, including the procedure for submission of proposed rules to the general assembly for legislative review under division (C) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4109.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4109 / § 4109.08
§ 4109.08. Enforcing age and schooling certificate requirements
Status: in_force

July 21, 2025 Senate Bill 33 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) No minor shall be employed unless the employer keeps on the premises a complete list of all minors employed by the employer at a particular establishment. The list shall be posted in plain view in a conspicuous place which is frequented by the largest number of minor employees, and to which all minor employees have access. (2) No minor shall be employed unless the employer posts an abstract to be furnished by the director of commerce summarizing the provisions of this chapter. The abstract shall be posted in one of the following ways: (a) On the premises in plain view in a conspicuous place which is frequented by the largest number of minor employees, and to which all minor employees have access; (b) On the internet in a manner that is accessible to the employer's employees. (B) An enforcement official may require any employer, in or about whose establishment an employee apparently under eighteen years of age is employed and whose age and schooling certificate is not on file with the director of commerce as required by section 3331.01 of the Revised Code, to furnish the enforcement official satisfactory evidence that the employee is in fact eighteen years of age or older. The enforcement official shall require from the employer the same evidence of age of the employee as is required by section 3331.02 of the Revised Code upon the issuance of an age and schooling certificate. No employer shall fail to produce the evidence. (C) Any employee apparently under eighteen years of age, working in any occupation or establishment with respect to which there are restrictions by rule or law governing the employment of minors, with respect to whom the employer has not furnished satisfactory evidence that the person is at or above the age required for performance of employment with the employer after being requested to do so, and who refuses to give to an enforcement official the employee's name, age, and place of residence may be taken into custody and charged with being an unruly child or other appropriate charge under Chapter 2151. or 2152. of the Revised Code. (D) No person shall, with the intent to assist a minor to procure employment, make a false statement by any means, including by submitting falsified forms electronically, to any employer or to any person authorized to issue an age and schooling certificate. Last updated May 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.418 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.418
§ 4123.418. Bureau employees
Status: in_force

September 29, 1997 House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly The administrator of workers' compensation shall employ employees as is necessary to the discharge of the administrator's duties and responsibilities hereunder. The salaries and expenses of the employees shall be paid by the treasurer of the state from the fund created by section 4123.412 of the Revised Code as provided in section 4123.42 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4109.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4109 / § 4109.11
§ 4109.11. Records
Status: in_force

July 1, 2000 House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly Every employer shall keep a time book or other written records which shall state the name, address, and occupation of each minor employed, the number of hours worked by such minor on each day of the week, the hours of beginning and ending work, the hours of beginning and ending meal periods, and the amount of wages paid each pay period to each minor. The director of commerce or the director's authorized representative shall have access to and the right to copy from the time book or records. Records shall be kept for a period of two years. No employer shall fail to keep such time book or records, or knowingly make false statements therein, or refuse to make the time book and records accessible, upon request, to the director or the director's authorized representative.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.89 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.89
§ 4123.89. Minor is sui juris - additional award for violation
Status: in_force

October 20, 1993 House Bill 107 - 120th General Assembly For the purpose of this chapter, a minor is sui juris, and no other person shall have any cause of action or right to compensation for an injury to the minor employee, but in the event of the award of a lump sum of compensation to the minor employee, the sum shall be paid to the legally appointed guardian of the minor or in accordance with section 2111.05 of the Revised Code. When it is found upon hearing by the industrial commission that an injury, occupational disease, or death of a minor working in employment which is prohibited by any law enacted by the general assembly was directly caused by a hazard of such prohibited employment, the commission shall assess an additional award of one hundred per cent of the maximum award established by law, to the amount of the compensation that may be awarded on account of such injury, occupational disease, or death, and paid in like manner as other awards. If the compensation is paid from the state fund, the premium of the employer shall be increased in such amount, covering such period of time as may be fixed, as will recoup the state fund in the amount of the additional award.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.96 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.96
§ 4123.96. Solicitation of claims prohibited
Status: in_force

January 17, 1977 Senate Bill 545 - 111th General Assembly No person who solicits claims or who causes claims to be solicited shall be allowed to practice, or represent parties, before the industrial commission or the bureau of workers' compensation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4104.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4104 / § 4104.48
§ 4104.48. Prohibitions
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) No person shall violate sections 4104.41 to 4104.48 of the Revised Code, fail to perform any duty lawfully enjoined in connection with those sections, or fail to comply with any order issued by the superintendent of industrial compliance or any judgment or decree issued by any court in connection with the enforcement of sections 4104.41 to 4104.48 of the Revised Code. (B) Every day during which a person violates sections 4104.41 to 4104.48 of the Revised Code, fails to perform any duty lawfully enjoined in connection with those sections, or fails to comply with any order issued by the superintendent or any judgment or decree issued by any court in connection with the enforcement of sections 4104.41 to 4104.48 of the Revised Code constitutes a separate offense.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4104.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4104 / § 4104.35
§ 4104.35. License to operate historical boiler in public
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) Any person may apply to the historical boiler licensing board to become licensed to operate historical boilers in public. The board shall issue a license to any person who satisfies the following criteria: (1) Is sixteen years of age or older; (2) Has completed a historical boiler operator's course that is approved by the board; (3) Passes a written or verbal examination that is approved by the board and that tests for competence in operating historical boilers; (4) Has at least one hundred hours of actual operating experience or training in the operation of historical boilers. (B) A person who satisfies the criteria described in division (A) of this section shall pay a one-time fee of fifty dollars for the issuance of a license under this section. (C) A license issued under this section is valid for the lifetime of the operator unless the license is revoked by the board pursuant to division (E) of this section. (D) Persons who are under the age of sixteen may be trained in the operation of historical boilers by serving as apprentices to operators who are licensed under this section, in order to obtain the training required under division (A)(4) of this section for licensure. (E) The board shall revoke a license issued under this section in accordance with rules the board adopts under division (A)(4) of section 4104.34 of the Revised Code. A person whose license is revoked may requalify for licensure if the person satisfies the criteria the board establishes in rules it adopts pursuant to division (A)(5) of section 4104.34 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 2:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4117.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4117 / § 4117.07
§ 4117.07. Procedure upon filing petition for election
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) When a petition is filed, in accordance with rules prescribed by the state employment relations board: (1) By any employee or group of employees, or any individual or employee organization acting in their behalf, alleging that at least thirty per cent of the employees in an appropriate unit wish to be represented for collective bargaining by an exclusive representative, or asserting that the designated exclusive representative is no longer the representative of the majority of employees in the unit, the board shall investigate the petition, and if it has reasonable cause to believe that a question of representation exists, provide for an appropriate hearing upon due notice to the parties; (2) By the employer alleging that one or more employee organizations has presented to it a claim to be recognized as the exclusive representative in an appropriate unit, the board shall investigate the petition, and if it has reasonable cause to believe that a question of representation exists, provide for an appropriate hearing upon due notice to the parties. If the board finds upon the record of a hearing that a question of representation exists, it shall direct an election and certify the results thereof. No one may vote in an election by proxy. The board may also certify an employee organization as an exclusive representative if it determines that a free and untrammelled election cannot be conducted because of the employer's unfair labor practices and that at one time the employee organization had the support of the majority of the employees in the unit. (B) Only the names of those employee organizations designated by more than ten per cent of the employees in the unit found to be appropriate may be placed on the ballot. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the waiving of hearings by stipulation, in conformity with the rules of the board, for the purpose of a consent election. (C) The board shall conduct representation elections by secret ballot cast, at the board's discretion, by mail or electronically or in person, and at times and places selected by the board subject to the following: (1) The board shall give no less than ten days' notice of the time and place of an election; (2) The board shall establish rules concerning the conduct of any election including, but not limited to, rules to guarantee the secrecy of the ballot; (3) The board may not certify a representative unless the representative receives a majority of the valid ballots cast; (4) Except as provided in this section, the board shall include on the ballot a choice of "no representative"; (5) In an election where none of the choices on the ballot receives a majority, the board shall conduct a runoff election. In that case, the ballot shall provide for a selection between the two choices or parties receiving the highest and the second highest number of ballots cast in the election. (6) The board may not conduct an election under this section in any appropriate bargaining unit within which a board-conducted election was held in the preceding twelve-month period, nor during the term of any lawful collective bargaining agreement between a public employer and an exclusive representative. Petitions for elections may be filed with the board no sooner than one hundred twenty days or later than ninety days before the expiration date of any collective bargaining agreement, or after the expiration date, until the public employer and exclusive representative enter into a new written agreement. For the purposes of this section, extensions of agreements do not affect the expiration date of the original agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4117.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4117 / § 4117.20
§ 4117.20. Prohibiting conflict of interest in bargaining
Status: in_force

April 1, 1984 Senate Bill 133 - 115th General Assembly (A) No person who is a member of the same local, state, national, or international organization as the employee organization with which the public employer is bargaining or who has an interest in the outcome of the bargaining, which interest is in conflict with the interest of the public employer, shall participate on behalf of the public employer in the collective bargaining process except that the person may, where entitled, vote on the ratification of an agreement. (B) The public employer shall immediately remove from his role, if any, in the collective bargaining negotiations or in any matter in connection with negotiations any person who violates division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4104.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4104 / § 4104.02
§ 4104.02. Board of building standards - powers and duties
Status: in_force

January 30, 2014 House Bill 12 - 130th General Assembly (A) The board of building standards shall: (1) Formulate rules for the construction, installation, repair, conservation of energy, and operation of boilers and the construction and repair of pressure vessels and for ascertaining the safe working pressures to be carried on such boilers and pressure vessels and the qualification of inspectors of boilers and pressure vessels; (2) Prescribe tests, if it is considered necessary, to ascertain the qualities of materials used in the construction of boilers and pressure vessels; (3) Adopt rules regulating the construction and sizes of safety valves for boilers and pressure vessels of different sizes and pressures, for the construction, use, and location of fusible plugs, appliances for indicating the pressure of steam and level of water in the boiler or pressure vessels, and such other appliances as the board considers necessary to safety in operating boilers; (4) Adopt rules that prescribe the conditions and requirements for design, certification, reporting, installation, operation, and periodic testing and maintenance of controls and safety devices on an automatically operated boiler directly fired with gas, oil, gas-oil, or electricity or a stationary steam engine that would allow an owner to operate a low pressure steam boiler, power boiler, or a stationary steam engine without the presence of a licensed low pressure boiler operator, a licensed high pressure boiler operator, or a licensed steam engineer as required in section 4104.05 of the Revised Code. (B) The definitions and rules adopted by the board for the construction, installation, repair, conservation of energy, and operation of boilers and the construction and repair of pressure vessels and for ascertaining the safe working pressures to be used on such boilers and pressure vessels shall be based upon and follow generally accepted engineering standards, formulae, and practices established and pertaining to boilers and pressure vessel construction, operation, and safety, and the board may, for this purpose, adopt existing published standards as well as amendments thereto subsequently published by the same authority. (C) When a person desires to manufacture a special type of boiler or pressure vessel, the design of which is not covered by the rules of the board, the person shall submit drawings and specifications of such boiler or pressure vessel to the board for investigation, after which the board may permit its installation. (D) The provisions of sections 119.03 and 119.11 of the Revised Code in particular, and the applicable provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code in general, shall govern the proceedings of the board of building standards in adopting, amending, or rescinding rules pursuant to this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.282 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4141 / § 4141.282
§ 4141.282. Appeal to court
Status: in_force

September 5, 2005 Senate Bill 81 - 126th General Assembly APPEAL TO COURT (A) THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE FOR APPEAL Any interested party, within thirty days after written notice of the final decision of the unemployment compensation review commission was sent to all interested parties, may appeal the decision of the commission to the court of common pleas. (B) WHERE TO FILE THE APPEAL An appellant shall file the appeal with the court of common pleas of the county where the appellant, if an employee, is a resident or was last employed or, if an employer, is a resident or has a principal place of business in this state. If an appellant is not a resident of or last employed in a county in this state or does not have a principal place of business in this state, then an appellant shall file the appeal with the court of common pleas of Franklin county. (C) PERFECTING THE APPEAL The timely filing of the notice of appeal shall be the only act required to perfect the appeal and vest jurisdiction in the court. The notice of appeal shall identify the decision appealed from. (D) INTERESTED PARTIES The commission shall provide on its final decision the names and addresses of all interested parties. The appellant shall name all interested parties as appellees in the notice of appeal. The director of job and family services is always an interested party and shall be named as an appellee in the notice of appeal. (E) SERVICE OF THE NOTICE OF APPEAL Upon filing the notice of appeal with the clerk of the court, the clerk shall serve a copy of the notice of appeal upon all appellees, including the director. (F) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION (1) Except as specified in division (F)(2) of this section, the commission, within forty-five days after a notice of appeal is filed or within an extended period ordered by the court, shall file with the clerk a certified transcript of the record of the proceedings at issue before the commission. The commission also shall provide a copy of the transcript to the appellant's attorney or to the appellant, if the appellant is not represented by counsel, and to any appellee who requests a copy. (2) If the commission cannot file the certified transcript of the record of proceedings within forty-five days after a notice of appeal is filed, or within an extended period ordered by the court, then the court shall remand the matter to the commission for additional proceedings in order to complete the record on appeal. The additional proceedings may include a new hearing before the commission or a designated hearing officer. (G) COURT BRIEFING SCHEDULES The court shall provide for the filing of briefs by the parties, whether by local rule, scheduling order, or otherwise. (H) REVIEW BY THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS The court shall hear the appeal on the certified record provided by the commission. If the court finds that the decision of the commission was unlawful, unreasonable, or against the manifest weight of the evidence, it shall reverse, vacate, or modify the decision, or remand the matter to the commission. Otherwise, the court shall affirm the decision of the commission. (I) FAILURE TO FILE APPEAL WITHIN THIRTY DAYS If an appeal is filed after the thirty-day appeal period, the court of common pleas shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the appeal was timely filed under division (D)(9) of section 4141.281 of the Revised Code. At the hearing, additional evidence may be introduced and oral arguments may be presented regarding the timeliness of the filing of the appeal. If the court of common pleas determines that the appeal was filed within the time allowed, the court shall after that make its decision on the merits of the appeal. The determination on timeliness by the court of common pleas may be appealed to the court of appeals as in civil cases, and such appeal shall be consolidated with any appeal from the decision by the court of common pleas on the merits of the appeal.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4167.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4167 / § 4167.17
§ 4167.17. Failure to comply with order
Status: in_force

June 21, 2005 House Bill 67 - 126th General Assembly (A) If a public employer, public employee, or public employee representative willfully fails to comply with any final order of the administrator of workers' compensation issued pursuant to this chapter, the administrator may apply to the court of common pleas of Franklin county or the court of common pleas of the county in which the violation occurred, for an injunction, restraining order, or any other appropriate relief compelling the public employer, public employee, or public employee representative to comply with such order. The court shall order such relief as it considers appropriate and shall, in addition, impose a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars per day per violation and not to exceed a total of ten thousand dollars per violation. (B) The administrator shall not seek to enforce this chapter, or any Ohio employment risk reduction standard, rule, or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto, in any manner that derogates from the immunity offered to a public employer by variances obtained under this chapter, or by variations, tolerance, or exemption allowed a public employer for reasons of national defense by the United States secretary of labor pursuant to section 16 of the "Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970," 84 Stat. 1590, 29 U.S.C.A. 651, as amended. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.39
§ 4123.39. Contributions by state and subdivisions
Status: in_force

October 20, 1993 House Bill 107 - 120th General Assembly The administrator of workers' compensation shall determine the amount of money to be contributed under section 4123.38 of the Revised Code by the state itself and each county and each taxing district within each county. In fixing the amount of contribution to be made by the county, for such county and for the taxing districts therein, the administrator shall classify counties and other taxing districts into such groups as will equitably determine the contributions in accordance with the relative degree of hazard, and also merit rate such individual counties, taxing districts, or groups of taxing districts in accordance with their individual accident experience so as ultimately to provide for each taxing subdivision contributing an amount sufficient to meet its individual obligations and to maintain a solvent public insurance fund. The administrator shall classify hospitals owned by a political subdivision or subdivisions as a group and merit rate each individual hospital according to its individual accident experience as provided in the rules of the administrator. A children's home or other such public institution, or any other public activity maintained and operated by two or more counties or parts of counties, shall be considered as a county for the purpose of this chapter. The contribution to the state insurance fund of the state and its departments, agencies, and instrumentalities shall be paid from appropriations made by the general assembly for that purpose. The administrator shall develop and make available to counties and taxing districts and the district activities and institutions mentioned in this section a plan that groups, for rating purposes, counties, districts, and such activities and institutions of similar size and risk, and pools the risks of those counties, districts, activities, and institutions within the group. In no event shall this be construed as granting to such counties, districts, activities, or institutions status as self-insuring employers.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4121.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4121 / § 4121.38
§ 4121.38. Impairment evaluation
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly (A) The industrial commission shall: (1) Implement a program of impairment evaluation training for its staff physicians, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse practitioners; (2) Issue a manual of commission policy as to impairment evaluation so as to increase consistency of medical reports. This manual shall be available to the public at cost but shall be provided free to all physicians, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse practitioners who treat claimants or to whom claimants are referred for evaluation. The commission shall take steps to ensure that the manual receives the widest possible distribution to physicians, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse practitioners. (3) Develop a method of peer review of medical reports prepared by the commission referral physicians; (4) Issue a policy manual as to the basis upon which referrals to other than commission specialists will be made; (5) Designate two hearing examiners and two medical staff members who shall be specially trained in medical-legal analysis. The specialists shall write evaluations of medical-legal problems upon assignment by other hearing examiners or the commission. The director of administrative services upon commission advice shall assign such employees to a salary schedule commensurate with expertise required of them. (6) Require that prior to any examination, a physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner to whom a claimant is referred for examination receives all necessary medical information in the claim file about the claimant and a complete statement as to the purpose of the examination. (B) The commission may establish a medical section within the commission to perform the duties assigned to the commission under this section. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4117.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4117 / § 4117.21
§ 4117.21. Collective bargaining meetings private
Status: in_force

April 1, 1984 Senate Bill 133 - 115th General Assembly Collective bargaining meetings between public employers and employee organizations are private, and are not subject to section 121.22 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4115.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4115 / § 4115.16
§ 4115.16. Filing complaint
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) An interested party may file a complaint with the director of commerce alleging a specific violation of sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code by a specific contractor or subcontractor. The complaint shall be in writing on a form furnished by the director and shall include sufficient evidence to justify the complaint. The director, upon receipt of a properly completed complaint, shall investigate pursuant to section 4115.13 of the Revised Code. The director shall not investigate any complaint filed under this section that fails to allege a specific violation or that lacks sufficient evidence to justify the complaint. If the director determines that no violation has occurred or that the violation was not intentional, the interested party may appeal the decision to the court of common pleas of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the director or the designated representative shall conclude the investigation conducted under section 4115.13 of the Revised Code and make a determination not later than one hundred twenty days after the complaint is filed. The director or the designated representative may take additional time, of up to ninety days, to conclude the investigation and make a determination if the parties to the complaint are given notice of the extension before the initial one-hundred-twenty-day period expires. The director or the designated representative may take more time than that which is provided in this section to conclude the investigation and make a determination if the director, or the designated representative, and all parties to the complaint agree to a different time frame. If the director has not ruled on the merits of the complaint within the time provided under this section the interested party may file a complaint in the court of common pleas of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred. The complaint may make the contracting public authority a party to the action, but not the director. Contemporaneous with service of the complaint, the interested party shall deliver a copy of the complaint to the director. Upon receipt thereof, the director shall cease investigating or otherwise acting upon the complaint filed pursuant to division (A) of this section. The court in which the complaint is filed pursuant to this division shall hear and decide the case, and upon finding that a violation has occurred, shall make such orders as will prevent further violation and afford to injured persons the relief specified under sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code. The court's finding that a violation has occurred shall have the same consequences as a like determination by the director. The court may order the director to take such action as will prevent further violation and afford to injured persons the remedies specified under sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of any order of the court pursuant to this section, the director shall undertake enforcement action without further investigation or hearings. (C) The director shall make available to the parties to any appeal or action pursuant to this section all files, documents, affidavits, or other information in the director's possession that pertain to the matter. The rules generally applicable to civil actions in the courts of this state shall govern all appeals or actions under this section. Any determination of a court under this section is subject to appellate review. (D) Where, pursuant to this section, a court finds a violation of sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code, the court shall award attorney fees and court costs to the prevailing party. In the event the court finds that no violation has occurred, the court may award court costs and fees to the prevailing party, other than to the director or the public authority, where the court finds the action brought was unreasonable or without foundation, even though not brought in subjective bad faith.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4112.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4112 / § 4112.31
§ 4112.31. Duties of new African immigrants commission
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The new African immigrants commission shall do all of the following: (A) Gather and disseminate information and conduct hearings, conferences, investigations, and special studies on problems and programs concerning sub-Saharan African people; (B) Secure appropriate recognition of the accomplishments and contributions of sub-Saharan African people to this state; (C) Stimulate public awareness of the problems of sub-Saharan African people by conducting a program of public education; (D) Develop, coordinate, and assist other public and private organizations that serve sub-Saharan African people, including the conducting of training programs for community leadership and service project staff; (E) Advise the governor, general assembly, and state departments and agencies of the nature, magnitude, and priorities of the problems of sub-Saharan African people; (F) Advise the governor, general assembly, and state departments and agencies on, and assist in the development and implementation of, comprehensive and coordinated policies, programs, and procedures focusing on the special problems and needs of sub-Saharan African people, especially in the fields of education, employment, energy, health, housing, welfare, and recreation; (G) Propose new programs concerning sub-Saharan African people to public and private agencies and evaluate for such agencies existing programs or prospective legislation concerning sub-Saharan African people; (H) Review and approve grants to be made from federal, state, or private funds that are administered or subcontracted by the commission; (I) Prepare, review, and approve an annual report; (J) Serve as a clearinghouse to review and comment on all proposals to meet the needs of sub-Saharan African people that are submitted to it by public and private agencies; (K) Apply for and accept grants and gifts from governmental and private sources to be administered by the commission or subcontracted to local agencies; (L) Monitor and evaluate all programs subcontracted to local agencies by the commission; (M) Endeavor to assure that sub-Saharan African people have access to decision-making bodies in all state and local governmental departments and agencies; (N) Establish advisory committees on special subjects as needed to facilitate and maximize community participation in the operation of the commission; (O) Establish with state and local governments and private business and industry relationships that promote and assure equal opportunity for sub-Saharan African people in government, education, and employment. (P) Create an interagency council consisting of the following persons or their authorized representatives: one member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate; one member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; the directors of administrative services, agriculture, education, development services, health, highway safety, job and family services, liquor control, mental health and addiction services, and developmental disabilities, natural resources, rehabilitation and correction, youth services, transportation, environmental protection, and budget and management; the chairperson of the Ohio civil rights commission, the administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation, the executive director of the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, and an additional member of the governor's cabinet appointed by the governor. The new African immigrants commission, by rule, may designate other state officers or their representatives to be members of the council. The director of the commission shall be the chairperson of the council. The interagency council shall provide and coordinate the exchange of information relative to the needs of sub-Saharan African people and promote the delivery of state services to such people. The council shall meet at the call of the chairperson. Advisory committees shall be composed of persons representing community organizations and charitable institutions, public officials, and such other persons as the commission determines. Last updated October 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4115.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4115 / § 4115.99
§ 4115.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

August 25, 1976 House Bill 1304 - 111th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 4115.08 or 4115.09 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars. (B) Whoever violates division (C) of section 4115.071 , section 4115.10 , or 4115.11 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree for a first offense; for each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 4121.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4121 / § 4121.47
§ 4121.47. Violating specific safety rule or employee welfare legislation
Status: in_force

July 11, 2001 House Bill 75 - 124th General Assembly (A) No employer shall violate a specific safety rule adopted by the administrator of workers' compensation pursuant to section 4121.13 of the Revised Code or an act of the general assembly to protect the lives, health, and safety of employees pursuant to Section 35 of Article II, Ohio Constitution. Chapter 4167. of the Revised Code and rules and standards adopted thereunder are not the rules or enactment referred to in this division and shall not be considered as such for purposes of this section. (B) If a staff hearing officer, in the course of the staff hearing officer's determination of a claim for an additional award under Section 35 of Article II, Ohio Constitution, finds the employer guilty of violating division (A) of this section, the staff hearing officer shall, in addition to any award paid to the claimant, issue an order to the employer to correct the violation within the period of time the staff hearing officer fixes. For any violation occurring within twenty-four months of the last violation, the staff hearing officer shall assess against the employer a civil penalty in an amount the staff hearing officer determines up to a maximum of fifty thousand dollars for each violation. In fixing the exact penalty, the staff hearing officer shall base the decision upon the size of the employer as measured by the number of employees, assets, and earnings of the employer. (C) An employer dissatisfied with the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to division (B) of this section may appeal the staff hearing officer's decision, if the commission refuses to hear the appeal under division (E) of section 4123.511 of the Revised Code, or a decision of the commission, if the commission hears the appeal under that division, to a court of common pleas pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure. An appeal operates to stay the payment of the fine pending the appeal. (D) The administrator shall deposit all penalties collected pursuant to this section in the safety and hygiene fund established pursuant to section 4121.37 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4117.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4117 / § 4117.22
§ 4117.22. Chapter liberally construed
Status: in_force

April 1, 1984 Senate Bill 133 - 115th General Assembly Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of the purpose of promoting orderly and constructive relationships between all public employers and their employees.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.311 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4123 / § 4123.311
§ 4123.311. Direct deposit of funds by electronic transfer - debit card access
Status: in_force

September 10, 2007 House Bill 100 - 127th General Assembly (A) The administrator of workers' compensation may do all of the following: (1) Utilize direct deposit of funds by electronic transfer for all disbursements the administrator is authorized to pay under this chapter and Chapters 4121., 4127., and 4131. of the Revised Code; (2) Require any payee to provide a written authorization designating a financial institution and an account number to which a payment made according to division (A)(1) of this section is to be credited, notwithstanding division (B) of section 9.37 of the Revised Code; (3) Contract with an agent to do both of the following: (a) Supply debit cards for claimants to access payments made to them pursuant to this chapter and Chapters 4121., 4127., and 4131. of the Revised Code; (b) Credit the debit cards described in division (A)(3)(a) of this section with the amounts specified by the administrator pursuant to this chapter and Chapters 4121., 4127., and 4131. of the Revised Code by utilizing direct deposit of funds by electronic transfer. (4) Enter into agreements with financial institutions to credit the debit cards described in division (A)(3)(a) of this section with the amounts specified by the administrator pursuant to this chapter and Chapters 4121., 4127., and 4131. of the Revised Code by utilizing direct deposit of funds by electronic transfer. (B) The administrator shall inform claimants about the administrator's utilization of direct deposit of funds by electronic transfer under this section and section 9.37 of the Revised Code, furnish debit cards to claimants as appropriate, and provide claimants with instructions regarding use of those debit cards. (C) The administrator, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code regarding utilization of the direct deposit of funds by electronic transfer under this section and section 9.37 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4104.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4104 / § 4104.13
§ 4104.13. Interval inspection of boilers
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly Power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers having internal continuous water treatment under the general supervision of a registered professional engineer having experience in the treatment of boiler water where said water treatment is for the purpose of controlling and limiting serious corrosion, and other deteriorating factors shall be thoroughly inspected internally and externally and under operating conditions at intervals of not more than two years and shall not be operated at pressures in excess of the safe working pressure stated in the certificate of operation mentioned in sections 4104.12 and 4104.15 of the Revised Code. Process boilers having internal continuous water treatment under the general supervision of a registered professional engineer having experience in the treatment of boiler water where the water treatment is for the purpose of controlling and limiting serious corrosion and other deteriorating factors shall be thoroughly inspected internally and externally and under operating conditions at intervals of not more than five years and shall not be operated at pressures in excess of the safe working pressure stated in the certificate of operation mentioned in sections 4104.12 and 4104.15 of the Revised Code. The owner or user of such boilers shall keep an accurate record which will show that samples of the boiler water have been taken at regular intervals not greater than forty-eight hours of operation, and the record shall show that the water conditions in the boilers meet the said controlling and limiting factors mentioned in this section, all in accordance with rules formulated by the board of building standards pursuant to section 4104.02 of the Revised Code. The owner or user of such boilers shall also keep a record of the date and actual time the boilers are out of service and the reason therefor, and all records mentioned in this section are to be made available by the owner or user of such boilers to the boiler inspector for his examination.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4115.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4115 / § 4115.06
§ 4115.06. Contract to contain provision requiring payment of certain wage rate
Status: in_force

August 25, 1976 House Bill 1304 - 111th General Assembly In all cases where any public authority fixes a prevailing rate of wages under section 4115.04 of the Revised Code, and the work is done by contract, the contract executed between the public authority and the successful bidder shall contain a provision requiring the successful bidder and all his subcontractors to pay a rate of wages which shall not be less than the rate of wages so fixed. The successful bidder and all his subcontractors shall comply strictly with the wage provisions of the contract. Where a public authority constructs a public improvement with its own forces, such public authority shall pay a rate of wages which shall not be less than the rate of wages fixed as provided in section 4115.04 of the Revised Code, except in those instances provided for in sections 723.52 , 5517.02 , 5575.01 , and 5543.19 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4141 / § 4141.33
§ 4141.33. Seasonal employment
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Reasonable assurance" means a written, verbal, or implied agreement that the individual will perform services in the same or similar capacity during the ensuing sports season or seasonal period. (2) "Seasonal employment" means employment of individuals hired primarily to perform services in an industry which because of climatic conditions or because of the seasonal nature of such industry it is customary to operate only during regularly recurring periods of forty weeks or less in any consecutive fifty-two weeks. (3) "Seasonal employer" means an employer determined by the director of job and family services to be an employer whose operations and business, with the exception of certain administrative and maintenance operations, are substantially all in a seasonal industry. (4) "Significantly" means forty per cent or more of an individual's base period consists of services performed in seasonal employment. (B) Any employer who claims to have seasonal employment in a seasonal industry may file with the director a written application for classification of such employment as seasonal. Whenever in any industry it is customary to operate because of climatic conditions or because of the seasonal nature of such industry only during regularly recurring periods of forty weeks or less duration, benefits shall be payable only during the longest seasonal periods which the best practice of such industry will reasonably permit. The director shall determine whether the industry is seasonal and, if seasonal, establish seasonal periods for such seasonal employer. The director shall make the determination based on the application for classification filed under this section and any other relevant information available. Until such determination by the director, no industry or employment shall be deemed seasonal. (C) When the director has determined such seasonal periods, the director shall also establish the proportionate number of weeks of employment and earnings required to qualify for seasonal benefit rights in place of the weeks of employment and earnings requirement stipulated in division (R) of section 4141.01 and section 4141.30 of the Revised Code, and the proportionate number of weeks for which seasonal benefits may be paid. An individual whose base period employment consists of only seasonal employment for a single seasonal employer and who meets the employment and earnings requirements determined by the director pursuant to this division will have benefit rights determined in accordance with this division, except benefits shall not be paid for any week between two successive seasonal periods. Benefit charges for such seasonal employment shall be computed and charged in accordance with division (D) of section 4141.24 of the Revised Code. The director may adopt rules for implementation of this section. (D) An individual whose base period employment consists of either seasonal employment with two or more seasonal employers or both seasonal employment and nonseasonal employment with employers subject to this chapter, will have benefit rights determined in accordance with division (R) of section 4141.01 and section 4141.30 of the Revised Code. Benefit charges for both seasonal and nonseasonal employment shall be computed and charged in accordance with division (D) of section 4141.24 of the Revised Code. The total seasonal and nonseasonal benefits during a benefit year cannot exceed twenty-six times the weekly benefit amount. Effective October 30, 2011, an individual who performs services that significantly consist of services performed in seasonal employment shall not be paid benefits for those services for any week in the period between two successive seasonal periods if the individual performed those services in the first of the seasonal periods and there is reasonable assurance that the individual will perform those services in the later of the seasonal periods. The director shall adopt rules for the implementation of this division. (E) Benefits shall not be paid to any individual on the basis of any services, substantially all of which consist of participating in sports or athletic events or training or preparing to so participate, for any week which commences during the period between two successive sport seasons, or similar periods, if the individual performed services in the first of the seasons, or similar periods, and there is a reasonable assurance that the individual will perform services in the later of the seasons, or similar periods. (F) The director shall adopt rules concerning the eligibility for benefits of individuals under divisions (D) and (E) of this section. Last updated August 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4169.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4169 / § 4169.05
§ 4169.05. Written complaint to division alleging violation
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly Any person may make a written complaint to the division of industrial compliance in the department of commerce setting forth an alleged violation of the division's rules by a registered passenger tramway operator or a condition in passenger tramway construction, maintenance, or mechanical operation that allegedly endangers public safety. The division shall forward a copy of the complaint to the operator named in it and may accompany it with an order that requires the operator to answer the complaint in writing within a specified period of time. The division may investigate the complaint if it determines that there are reasonable grounds for such an investigation. Last updated April 9, 2021 at 4:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4117.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4117 / § 4117.09
§ 4117.09. Parties to execute written agreement - provisions of agreement
Status: in_force

March 1, 1990 House Bill 262 - 118th General Assembly (A) The parties to any collective bargaining agreement shall reduce the agreement to writing and both execute it. (B) The agreement shall contain a provision that: (1) Provides for a grievance procedure which may culminate with final and binding arbitration of unresolved grievances, and disputed interpretations of agreements, and which is valid and enforceable under its terms when entered into in accordance with this chapter. No publication thereof is required to make it effective. A party to the agreement may bring suits for violation of agreements or the enforcement of an award by an arbitrator in the court of common pleas of any county wherein a party resides or transacts business. (2) Authorizes the public employer to deduct the periodic dues, initiation fees, and assessments of members of the exclusive representative upon presentation of a written deduction authorization by the employee. (C) The agreement may contain a provision that requires as a condition of employment, on or after a mutually agreed upon probationary period or sixty days following the beginning of employment, whichever is less, or the effective date of a collective bargaining agreement, whichever is later, that the employees in the unit who are not members of the employee organization pay to the employee organization a fair share fee. The arrangement does not require any employee to become a member of the employee organization, nor shall fair share fees exceed dues paid by members of the employee organization who are in the same bargaining unit. Any public employee organization representing public employees pursuant to this chapter shall prescribe an internal procedure to determine a rebate, if any, for nonmembers which conforms to federal law, provided a nonmember makes a timely demand on the employee organization. Absent arbitrary and capricious action, such determination is conclusive on the parties except that a challenge to the determination may be filed with the state employment relations board within thirty days of the determination date specifying the arbitrary or capricious nature of the determination and the board shall review the rebate determination and decide whether it was arbitrary or capricious. The deduction of a fair share fee by the public employer from the payroll check of the employee and its payment to the employee organization is automatic and does not require the written authorization of the employee. The internal rebate procedure shall provide for a rebate of expenditures in support of partisan politics or ideological causes not germaine to the work of employee organizations in the realm of collective bargaining. Any public employee who is a member of and adheres to established and traditional tenets or teachings of a bona fide religion or religious body which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting an employee organization and which is exempt from taxation under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code shall not be required to join or financially support any employee organization as a condition of employment. Upon submission of proper proof of religious conviction to the board, the board shall declare the employee exempt from becoming a member of or financially supporting an employee organization. The employee shall be required, in lieu of the fair share fee, to pay an amount of money equal to the fair share fee to a nonreligious charitable fund exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code mutually agreed upon by the employee and the representative of the employee organization to which the employee would otherwise be required to pay the fair share fee. The employee shall furnish to the employee organization written receipts evidencing such payment, and failure to make the payment or furnish the receipts shall subject the employee to the same sanctions as would nonpayment of dues under the applicable collective bargaining agreement. No public employer shall agree to a provision requiring that a public employee become a member of an employee organization as a condition for securing or retaining employment. (D) As used in this division, "teacher" means any employee of a school district certified to teach in the public schools of this state. The agreement may contain a provision that provides for a peer review plan under which teachers in a bargaining unit or representatives of an employee organization representing teachers may, for other teachers of the same bargaining unit or teachers whom the employee organization represents, participate in assisting, instructing, reviewing, evaluating, or appraising and make recommendations or participate in decisions with respect to the retention, discharge, renewal, or nonrenewal of, the teachers covered by a peer review plan. The participation of teachers or their employee organization representative in a peer review plan permitted under this division shall not be construed as an unfair labor practice under this chapter or as a violation of any other provision of law or rule adopted pursuant thereto. (E) No agreement shall contain an expiration date that is later than three years from the date of execution. The parties may extend any agreement, but the extensions do not affect the expiration date of the original agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4125.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4125 / § 4125.03
§ 4125.03. Duties of organization regarding shared employee - right of control
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The professional employer organization with whom a shared employee is coemployed shall do all of the following: (1) Pay wages associated with a shared employee pursuant to the terms and conditions of compensation in the professional employer organization agreement between the professional employer organization and the client employer; (2) Pay all related payroll taxes associated with a shared employee independent of the terms and conditions contained in the professional employer organization agreement between the professional employer organization and the client employer; (3) Maintain workers' compensation coverage, pay all workers' compensation premiums and manage all workers' compensation claims, filings, and related procedures associated with a shared employee in compliance with Chapters 4121. and 4123. of the Revised Code, except that when shared employees include family farm officers, ordained ministers, or corporate officers of the client employer, payroll reports shall include the entire amount of payroll associated with those persons; (4) Provide written notice to each shared employee it assigns to perform services to a client employer of the relationship between and the responsibilities of the professional employer organization and the client employer; (5) Maintain complete records separately listing the manual classifications of each client employer and the payroll reported to each manual classification for each client employer for each payroll reporting period during the time period covered in the professional employer organization agreement; (6) Maintain a record of workers' compensation claims for each client employer; (7) Make periodic reports, as determined by the administrator of workers' compensation, of client employers and total workforce to the administrator; (8) Report individual client employer payroll, claims, and classification data under a separate and unique subaccount to the administrator; (9) Within fourteen days after receiving notice from the bureau of workers' compensation that a refund or rebate will be applied to workers' compensation premiums, provide a copy of that notice to any client employer to whom that notice is relevant. (B) The professional employer organization with whom a shared employee is coemployed shall provide a list of all of the following information to the client employer upon the written request of the client employer: (1) All workers' compensation claims, premiums, and payroll associated with that client employer; (2) Compensation and benefits paid and reserves established for each claim listed under division (B)(1) of this section; (3) Any other information available to the professional employer organization from the bureau of workers' compensation regarding that client employer. (C)(1) A professional employer organization shall provide the information required under division (B) of this section in writing to the requesting client employer within forty-five days after receiving a written request from the client employer. (2) For purposes of division (C) of this section, a professional employer organization has provided the required information to the client employer when any of the following occur: (a) The information is received by the United States postal service; (b) The information is personally delivered, in writing, directly to the client employer; (c) The information is delivered by electronic mail to the client employer. (D) Except as provided in section 4125.08 of the Revised Code and unless otherwise agreed to in the professional employer organization agreement, the professional employer organization with whom a shared employee is coemployed has a right of direction and control over each shared employee assigned to a client employer's location. However, a client employer shall retain sufficient direction and control over a shared employee as is necessary to do any of the following: (1) Conduct the client employer's business, including training and supervising shared employees; (2) Ensure the quality, adequacy, and safety of the goods or services produced or sold in the client employer's business; (3) Discharge any fiduciary responsibility that the client employer may have; (4) Comply with any applicable licensure, regulatory, or statutory requirement of the client employer. (E) Unless otherwise agreed to in the professional employer organization agreement, liability for acts, errors, and omissions shall be determined as follows: (1) A professional employer organization shall not be liable for the acts, errors, and omissions of a client employer or a shared employee when those acts, errors, and omissions occur under the direction and control of the client employer. (2) A client employer shall not be liable for the acts, errors, and omissions of a professional employer organization or a shared employee when those acts, errors, and omissions occur under the direction and control of the professional employer organization. (F) Nothing in divisions (D) and (E) of this section shall be construed to limit any liability or obligation specifically agreed to in the professional employer organization agreement. Last updated September 18, 2023 at 9:18 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4101.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4101 / § 4101.16
§ 4101.16. Every day a separate violation
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly Every day during which any person, or corporation, or any officer, agent, or employee thereof fails to observe and comply with any order of the bureau of workers' compensation, or to perform any duty enjoined by this chapter and Chapter 4121. of the Revised Code, constitutes a separate violation of the order or chapters.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4131.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4131 / § 4131.03
§ 4131.03. Coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund
Status: in_force

October 21, 2019 House Bill 80 - 133rd General Assembly (A) For the relief of persons who are entitled to receive benefits by virtue of the federal act, there is hereby established a coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund, which shall be separate from the funds established and administered pursuant to Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code. The fund shall consist of premiums and other payments thereto by subscribers who elect to subscribe to the fund to insure the payment of benefits required by the federal act. (B) The coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state. The bureau of workers' compensation shall make disbursements from the fund to those persons entitled to payment therefrom and in the amounts required pursuant to sections 4131.01 to 4131.06 of the Revised Code. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The director of natural resources annually may request the administrator of workers' compensation to transfer a portion of the funds from the net position of the coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund to the mining regulation and safety fund created in section 1513.30 of the Revised Code for the purposes specified in that section. If the administrator receives a request, the administrator may transfer an amount not to exceed one million dollars on the first day of July or as soon as possible thereafter. The administrator, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the transfer to ensure the solvency of the coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund. For that purpose, the administrator may establish tests in the rules based on measures of net assets, liabilities, expenses, interest, dividend income, or other factors that the administrator determines appropriate that may be applied before a transfer. (C) The administrator shall have the same powers to invest any of the surplus or reserve belonging to the coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund as are delegated to the administrator under section 4123.44 of the Revised Code with respect to the state insurance fund. (D) If the administrator determines that reinsurance of the risks of the coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund is necessary to assure solvency of the fund, the administrator may: (1) Enter into contracts for the purchase of reinsurance coverage of the risks of the fund with any company or agency authorized by law to issue contracts of reinsurance; (2) Pay the cost of reinsurance from the fund; (3) Include the costs of reinsurance as a liability and estimated liability of the fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4113.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4113 / § 4113.31
§ 4113.31. Compliance with federal WARN Act
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Employer," "mass layoff," and "plant closing" have the same meanings as in the WARN Act and 20 C.F.R. 639.3. (2) "WARN Act" means the "Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act," 29 U.S.C. 2101, et seq. (B) An employer in this state shall comply with all requirements in the WARN Act and 20 C.F.R. 639.1 to 639.10. The requirements specified in this section do not establish a different standard than that established by federal statutes and regulations. (C) In accordance with 29 U.S.C 2101(a)(1)(B), an employer must provide the notice required by 29 U.S.C. 2102(a) if both of the following apply: (1) The employer employs one hundred or more employees who in the aggregate work at least four thousand hours a week. (2) The employer lays off fifty or more employees at a single site of employment during any thirty-day period. (D) An employer is not required to provide the notice described in 29 U.S.C. 2102(a) when a plant closing or mass layoff constitutes a strike or constitutes a lockout as described in 29 U.S.C. 2103 and 20 C.F.R. 639.5(d). (E) In accordance with 29 U.S.C 2102(a)(1), not less than sixty days before the date a plant closing or mass layoff begins, an employer shall provide written notice of the closing or layoff to affected employees' authorized representatives or, if there are no such representatives at the time, to each affected employee. (1) The employer shall include all of the following in a notice provided to affected employees' authorized representatives: (a) The location of the facility affected by the plant closing or mass layoff; (b) A detailed statement explaining the reason for the plant closing or mass layoff and whether it will be permanent or temporary; (c) The expected date when the plant closing or mass layoff will commence and the anticipated date on which the employees' employment will cease; (d) The total number of employees affected by the plant closing or mass layoff, including the employees' job titles or positions and any department or division impacted. (2) The employer shall include all of the following in a notice provided to affected employees' who do not have an authorized representative at the time the notice is sent: (a) A detailed statement explaining the reason for the plant closing or mass layoff and whether it will be permanent or temporary; (b) The expected date when the plant closing or mass layoff will commence and the anticipated date on which the employees' employment will cease; (c) An indication as to whether an affected employee has bumping rights or other reemployment rights under a collective bargaining agreement or a company policy, including any procedures for exercising those rights; (d) Information on how affected employees can access unemployment insurance benefits and other assistance programs; (e) The name, title, and contact information of an employer representative who can answer questions about the plant closing or mass layoff; (f) Information about any available services for an affected employee, including job placement assistance, retraining programs, or counseling services. (F) In accordance with 29 U.S.C 2102(a)(2), an employer shall provide written notice of a plant closing or mass layoff to the director of job and family services and to the chief elected official of the municipal corporation and the county where the plant closing or mass layoff is to occur. The written notice shall include the same information required under division (E) of this section and all of the following: (1) A description of any action taken or planned to mitigate the impact of the plant closing or mass layoff, including any efforts to secure alternative employment or training for affected employees; (2) The name of each employee organization representing affected employees, and the name and address of the chief elected officer of each organization; (3) A copy of the notice provided to affected employees or their representatives, as applicable. (G) The period within which an employer shall provide notice may be reduced or waived under the circumstances described in 29 U.S.C. 2102(b). (H) The director of job and family services may issue guidance and procedures for the submission and review of notices by employers. (I) When an employer fails to comply with the WARN Act, an affected employee may seek the remedies specified in 29 U.S.C. 2104. Last updated August 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4175.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4175 / § 4175.03
§ 4175.03. Requirements for facilities
Status: in_force

March 28, 2017 Senate Bill 235 - 131st General Assembly Each climbing facility operator shall do all of the following: (A) Maintain a policy of liability insurance in accordance with section 4175.08 of the Revised Code; (B) Comply with all manufacturer instructions and requirements regarding the manufactured climbing wall, including the operation, inspection, repair, modification, or replacement o f the wall or a component of the wall; (C) Comply with all manufacturer instructions and requirements for use of climbing facility-owned personal protective equipment, including the operation, inspection, repair, modification, or replacement of the personal protective equipment; (D) Post rules and warnings for climbers and spectators. The rules and warnings must be clearly legible and be in a conspicuous location in the climbing facility. (E) Conduct an orientation of the climbing facility for all climbers. The orientation shall contain a notice of climber responsibility as described in section 4175.05 of the Revised Code. (F) Maintain the walls, flooring, anchors, holds, ropes, connectors, and facility-owned personal protective equipment in serviceable condition; (G) Conduct criminal history inquiries of all individuals eighteen years of age or older who seek employment for the positions of manager, assistant manager, instructor, route setter, coach, assistant coach, or similar positions. The climbing facility owner shall require each applicant for employment in these positions who are eighteen years of age or older to provide consent to a criminal records check, in accordance with section 109.572 of the Revised Code, as part of the applicant's application for employment. The bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall comply with a criminal records check made pursuant to this section. (H) Maintain sufficient staffing to control access to the facility, supervise the facility during its hours of operation, a nd provide emergency assistance as needed; (I) Maintain sufficient records for the operation of the climbing facility, including: (1) A record of all purchases of facility-owned personal protective equipment; (2) A record of all inspections, maintenance, or repairs conducted on the manufactured climbing wall, excluding holds; (3) A record of all inspections on facility-owned personal protective equipment. (J) Comply with all applicable state and local building, fire, and zoning requirements ; (K)(1) Conduct inspections of the manufactured climbing wall per the manufacturer's instructions or every four years, whichever is sooner; (2) The inspection shall be conducted by either of the following: (a) The manufacturer or the manufacturer's representative; (b) A licensed professional engineer. (3) Evidence of such an inspection shall be filed with the department of commerce.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4113.81 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4113 / § 4113.81
§ 4113.81. Collective bargaining
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The state shall not engage in collective bargaining with individuals who are excluded from coverage under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code and the "National Labor Relations Act of 1935," 49 Stat. 449, 29 U.S.C. 151, as amended. This section does not apply with respect to individuals who are exempt from Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code pursuant to division (C) of section 4117.01 of the Revised Code but with whom the state may collectively bargain pursuant to division (C) of section 4117.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4125.042 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4125 / § 4125.042
§ 4125.042. Determination of tax credit and other economic incentives
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 Senate Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly (A) For purposes of determining tax credits and other economic incentives that are provided by this state or any political subdivision and based on employment, shared employees under a professional employer organization agreement shall be considered employees solely of the client employer. (1) A client employer shall be entitled to the benefit of any tax credit, economic incentive, or similar benefit arising as the result of the client employer's employment of shared employees. If the grant or amount of any tax credit, economic incentive, or other benefit is based on number of employees, each client employer shall be treated as employing only those shared employees coemployed by the client employer. Shared employees working for other client employers of the professional employer organization shall not be counted as employees for that purpose. (2) Upon request by a client employer or an agency or department of this state, a professional employer organization shall provide employment information reasonably required by the agency or department responsible for administration of the tax credit or economic incentive and necessary to support any request, claim, application, or other action by a client employer seeking the tax credit or economic incentive. (B) Shared employees whose services are subject to sales tax shall be considered the employees of the client employer for purposes of collecting and levying sales tax on the services performed by the shared employee. Nothing contained in this chapter shall relieve a client employer or professional employer organization of any sales tax liability with respect to its goods or services. (C) Any tax assessed on a per capita or per employee basis shall be assessed against the client employer for shared employees and against the professional employer organization for employees of the professional employer organization who are not shared employees coemployed with a client employer. (D) For purposes of computing any tax that is imposed or calculated upon the basis of total payroll, the professional employer organization shall be eligible to use any small business allowance or exemption based solely on the employees of the professional employer organization who are not shared employees with any client employer. The eligibility of a client employer for the allowance or exemption shall be based solely upon the payroll of the employees of the client employer, including any shared employees coemployed by the client employer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4116.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4116 / § 4116.03
§ 4116.03. Public authority - prohibited acts
Status: in_force

October 11, 1999 House Bill 101 - 123rd General Assembly No public authority shall do any of the following: (A) Award a contract for a public improvement in violation of section 4116.02 of the Revised Code; (B) Discriminate against any bidder, contractor, or subcontractor for refusing to become a party to any agreement with any labor organization on the public improvement that currently is under bid or on projects related to that improvement; (C) Otherwise violate section 4116.02 of the Revised Code.