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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4127 | Public Works Relief Compensation › Section 4127.08 | Adjustment of Rate of Disbursements.

Effective:
September 10, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 100 - 127th General Assembly
The administrator of workers' compensation, under special circumstances and with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, may adjust the rate of disbursements of compensation of benefits, which shall not in any instance exceed the maximum reimbursable relief award established by the state which the claimant would have been entitled to had the claimant not been injured.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4127 | Public Works Relief Compensation › Section 4127.10 | Liability of Employers.

Effective:
January 1, 1979
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1282 - 112th General Assembly
Employers who comply with sections 4127.01 to 4127.14 of the Revised Code, are not liable to respond in damages at common law or by statute for injury or death of any work-relief employee, wherever occurring.
Employees of a noncomplying employer shall receive their compensation and benefits as if the premiums had been paid and the employer shall be liable on the same basis as a noncomplying employer under Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4127 | Public Works Relief Compensation › Section 4127.13 | Application of Workers' Compensation Law.

Effective:
October 20, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 107 - 120th General Assembly
Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, except sections 4123.512, 4123.62, and 4123.64 of the Revised Code, apply to this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4127 | Public Works Relief Compensation › Section 4127.14 | Application to Work-Relief Employees.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Sections 4127.01 to 4127.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code apply to all work-relief employees who are injured and to the dependents of such as are killed, whether such injury or death occurred prior to May 17, 1935, or subsequent thereto.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4131 | Separate Compensation Funds › Section 4131.01 | Coal-Workers Pneumoconiosis Fund Definitions.

Effective:
November 3, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 222 - 118th General Assembly
As used in sections 4131.01 to 4131.06 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Federal act" means Title IV of the "Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969," 83 Stat. 742, 30 U.S.C.A. 801, as now or hereafter amended.
(B) "Coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund" means the fund created and administered pursuant to sections 4131.01 to 4131.06 of the Revised Code and does not refer, directly or indirectly, to any fund created and administered pursuant to Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code.
(C) "Premium" means payment by or on behalf of an operator of a coal mine in Ohio who is required by the federal act to secure the payment of benefits for which he is liable under that act, which payments are to be credited to the coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund and does not refer, directly or indirectly, to premiums or contributions paid or required to be paid pursuant to Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code.
(D) "Subscriber" means an operator who has elected to subscribe to the coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund and whose election has been approved by the bureau of workers' compensation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4131 | Separate Compensation Funds › Section 4131.02 | Administrator of Workers' Compensation - Powers and Duties Regarding Fund.

Effective:
October 20, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 107 - 120th General Assembly
(A) The administrator of workers' compensation shall have the same powers and duties of administration, collection, maintenance, investment, and disbursement of the coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund as are delegated and imposed upon him pursuant to Chapters 4121. and 4123. of the Revised Code, except that the powers and duties of the administrator are limited to, and exercised pursuant to those specifically authorized in sections 4131.01 to 4131.06 of the Revised Code.
(B) The administrator shall employ the employees necessary to the discharge of its duties and responsibilities under sections 4131.01 to 4131.06 of the Revised Code. The treasurer of state shall pay the salaries and expenses of those employees from the fund created by section 4131.03 of the Revised Code upon warrants authorized and signed pursuant to section 4123.42 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4131 | Separate Compensation Funds › Section 4131.03 | Coal-Workers Pneumoconiosis Fund.

Effective:
October 21, 2019
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4131 | Separate Compensation Funds › Section 4131.04 | Subscriber to Pay Premiums.

Effective:
September 10, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 100 - 127th General Assembly
(A) For the purpose of sections 4131.01 to 4131.06 of the Revised Code, each subscriber shall pay premiums upon the basis and at the intervals determined by the administrator of workers' compensation, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors.
(B) The administrator shall fix and maintain for each class of occupation and type of mining the lowest possible rates of premiums consistent with the maintenance of a solvent fund and the creation and maintenance of a reasonable surplus after providing for payment to maturity of all liabilities insured pursuant to the federal act.
(C) The administrator may adjust the rates of premium at any time. Each adjustment order shall become effective on the date prescribed by the administrator.
(D) The administrator, by rule, may prescribe procedures for subscription, payroll reporting, premium payment, termination of subscription, reinstatement, and all other matters pertinent to subscriber participation in the coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund.
(E) In addition to premiums required to be paid into the fund, the administrator, with the advice and consent of the board, shall fix and may adjust at any time an additional premium for the cost of administering the fund. The additional premium shall be paid by each subscriber as a part of the subscriber's total premium payment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4131 | Separate Compensation Funds › Section 4131.05 | Administrator to Disburse Claim Payments.

Effective:
November 3, 1989
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4131 | Separate Compensation Funds › Section 4131.06 | Coal-Worker's Pneumoconiosis Fund - Collection of Premiums - Immunity.

Effective:
September 10, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 100 - 127th General Assembly
(A) The collection of premiums, the administration and investment of the coal-workers pneumoconiosis fund, and the payment of benefits therefrom shall not create any liability upon the state.
(B) Except for a gross abuse of discretion, the industrial commission and the individual members thereof, the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors and the individual members thereof, and the administrator of workers' compensation shall not incur any obligation or liability respecting the collection of premiums, the administration or investment of the fund, or the payment of benefits therefrom.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4131 | Separate Compensation Funds › Section 4131.11 | Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 1972 Definitions.

Effective:
November 3, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 222 - 118th General Assembly
As used in sections 4131.11 to 4131.16 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Federal act" means the "Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 1972," 86 Stat. 1251, 33 U.S.C.A. 901.
(B) "Marine industry fund" means the fund created and administered pursuant to sections 4131.11 to 4131.16 of the Revised Code and does not refer, directly or indirectly, to any fund created and administered pursuant to Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code.
(C) "Premium" means payment to the marine industry fund by or on behalf of a marine industry employer to secure the payment of benefits under the federal act. "Premium" does not refer directly or indirectly, to premiums or contributions paid or required to be paid pursuant to Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code.
(D) "Subscriber" means any marine industry employer whose application to subscribe to the marine industry fund has been approved by the bureau of workers' compensation.
(E) "Marine industry employer" means any person who is required by the federal act to secure the payment of benefits for which he is liable under that act.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4131 | Separate Compensation Funds › Section 4131.12 | Administration of Marine Industry Fund - Employees.

Effective:
October 20, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 107 - 120th General Assembly
(A) The administrator of workers' compensation shall have the same powers and duties of administration, collection, maintenance, investment, and disbursement of the marine industry fund as are delegated and imposed upon him pursuant to Chapters 4121. and 4123. of the Revised Code, except that the powers and duties of the administrator shall be limited to, and exercised pursuant to those specifically authorized in sections 4131.11 to 4131.16 of the Revised Code.
(B) The administrator shall employ the employees necessary to the discharge of his duties and responsibilities under sections 4131.11 to 4131.16 of the Revised Code. The treasurer of state shall pay the salaries and expenses of those employees from the fund created by section 4131.13 of the Revised Code upon warrants authorized and signed as described in section 4123.42 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4131 | Separate Compensation Funds › Section 4131.13 | Marine Industry Fund.

Effective:
September 10, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 100 - 127th 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 marine industry fund, which shall be separate from the funds established and administered pursuant to Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code. The marine industry fund shall consist of premiums and other payments thereto by marine industry employers who apply to the bureau of workers' compensation for permission to subscribe to the fund to insure the payment of benefits required by the federal act.
By rule, the administrator of workers' compensation shall establish criteria for the acceptance or rejection of applications by marine industry employers who apply to subscribe to the fund.
(B) The marine industry fund shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state. The bureau shall make disbursements from the fund to those persons entitled to payment therefrom and in the amounts required pursuant to the federal act. The auditor of state annually shall complete a fiscal audit of the fund. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.
(C) The administrator shall have the same powers to invest any of the surplus or reserve belonging to the marine industry fund as are delegated to him under section 4123.44 of the Revised Code with respect to the state insurance fund.
(D) If the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors determines that reinsurance of the risks of the marine industry fund is necessary to assure solvency of the fund, the board 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) Require the administrator to pay the cost of reinsurance from the fund;
(3) Include the costs of reinsurance as a liability and estimated liability of the fund.
(E) For the purpose of maintaining the solvency of the marine industry fund, the administrator may borrow money from the state insurance fund as is necessary. Money borrowed from the state insurance fund shall be repaid from the marine industry fund together with an appropriate interest rate not to exceed the average yield of fixed income investments of the state insurance fund for the six-month period ended on the last day of the month preceding the month in which the money is borrowed. Loans made pursuant to this division are a proper investment of the surplus or reserve of the state insurance fund.
(F) In no event shall any of the assets of any of the funds created and administered pursuant to Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code be disbursed in payment of any cost or obligation of or insured by the marine industry fund. This division shall not be construed to prohibit as a proper investment loans made from the state insurance fund to the marine industry fund pursuant to division (E) of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4131 | Separate Compensation Funds › Section 4131.14 | Subscriber to Pay Premiums.

Effective:
September 10, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 100 - 127th General Assembly
(A) For the purpose of sections 4131.11 to 4131.16 of the Revised Code, each subscriber shall pay premiums upon the basis and at the intervals determined by the administrator of workers' compensation, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors.
(B) The administrator shall fix and maintain for each class of occupation and type of business the lowest possible rates of premiums consistent with the maintenance of a solvent fund and the creation and maintenance of a reasonable surplus after providing for payment to maturity of all liabilities insured pursuant to the federal act. The administrator, by rule, may provide for merit rating of subscribers.
(C) The administrator, with the advice and consent of the board, may adjust the rates of premium at any time. Each adjustment order is effective on the date prescribed by the administrator.
(D) The administrator, by rule adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may prescribe procedures for subscription, payroll reporting, premium payment, payment of an advance security deposit by subscribers to secure payments of premiums when due, termination of subscription, reinstatement, and all other matters pertinent to subscriber participation in the marine industry fund.
(E) In addition to premiums required to be paid into the fund, the administrator, with the advice and consent of the board, shall fix and may adjust at any time an additional premium for the cost of administering the fund. The additional premium shall be paid by each subscriber as a part of the subscriber's total premium payment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4131 | Separate Compensation Funds › Section 4131.15 | Bureau to Disburse Funds.

Effective:
July 18, 1980
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4131 | Separate Compensation Funds › Section 4131.16 | Marine Industry Fund - Collection of Premiums - Immunity.

Effective:
September 10, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 100 - 127th General Assembly
(A) The collection of premiums, the administration and investment of the marine industry fund, and the payment of benefits therefrom shall not create any liability upon the state.
(B) Except for a gross abuse of discretion, the industrial commission and the individual members thereof, the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors and the individual members thereof, and the administrator of workers' compensation shall not incur any obligation or liability respecting the collection of premiums, the administration or investment of the fund, or the payment of benefits therefrom.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4133 | Alternate Employer Organizations › Section 4133.01 | Definitions.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 201 - 133rd General Assembly
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Alternate employer organization" means a sole proprietor, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation that enters into an agreement with one or more client employers for purposes of providing human resource management services and sharing employer responsibility and liability.
(B) "Alternate employer organization agreement" means a written contract between a client employer and an alternate employer organization to provide human resource management services and to share employer responsibilities and liabilities.
(C) "Client employer" means a sole proprietor, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation that enters into an alternate employer organization agreement and shares employer responsibility and liability with the alternate employer organization.
(D) "Trade secret" has the same meaning as in section 1333.61 of the Revised Code.
(E) "Working capital" means the excess of current assets over current liabilities as determined by generally accepted accounting principles.
(F) "Worksite employee" means an individual assigned to a client employer on a permanent basis, not as a temporary supplement to the client employer's workforce, and who is employed by both an alternate employer organization and a client employer pursuant to an alternate employer organization agreement.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4133 | Alternate Employer Organizations › Section 4133.02 | Rules.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 201 - 133rd General Assembly
The administrator of workers' compensation shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to administer and enforce this chapter, including rules to administer and enforce division (E) of section 4133.03 of the Revised Code.
The administrator may adopt rules for the acceptance of electronic filings in accordance with Chapter 1306. of the Revised Code for applications, documents, reports, and other filings required by this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4133 | Alternate Employer Organizations › Section 4133.04 | Employer for Purposes of Workers' Compensation.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 201 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) When a client employer enters into an alternate employer organization agreement with an alternate employer organization, the alternate employer organization is the employer of record and the succeeding employer for the purposes of determining a workers' compensation experience rating pursuant to Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code.
(B) Pursuant to Section 35 of Article II, Ohio Constitution, and section 4123.74 of the Revised Code, the exclusive remedy for a worksite employee to recover for injuries, diseases, or death incurred in the course of and arising out of the employment relationship against either the alternate employer organization or the client employer are those benefits provided under Chapters 4121. and 4123. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4133 | Alternate Employer Organizations › Section 4133.05 | Employer Liability.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 201 - 133rd General Assembly
A worksite employee under an alternate employer organization agreement shall not, solely as a result of being a worksite employee, be considered an employee of the alternate 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 alternate employer organization, unless the alternate employer organization agreement and applicable prearranged employment contract, insurance contract, or bond specifically states otherwise.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4133 | Alternate Employer Organizations › Section 4133.06 | Employer for Purposes of Taxes and Economic Incentives.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 201 - 133rd 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, worksite employees under an alternate 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 worksite 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 worksite employees employed by the client employer. Worksite employees working for other client employers of the alternate 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, an alternate 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) Worksite 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 worksite employee. Nothing contained in this chapter shall relieve a client employer or alternate 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 worksite employees and against the alternate employer organization for employees of the alternate employer organization who are not worksite employees employed with a client employer.
(D) For purposes of computing any tax that is imposed or calculated upon the basis of total payroll, the alternate employer organization shall be eligible to use any small business allowance or exemption based solely on the employees of the alternate employer organization who are not worksite 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 worksite employees employed by the client employer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4133 | Alternate Employer Organizations › Section 4133.08 | Financial Statements.

Effective:
September 28, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 75 - 134th General Assembly
(A) An alternate employer organization shall maintain positive working capital at initial or annual registration, as reflected in the financial statements submitted to the bureau of workers' compensation. If a deficit in working capital is reflected in the financial statements submitted to the bureau, the alternate employer organization shall submit to the administrator of workers' compensation a quarterly financial statement for each calendar quarter during which there is a deficit in working capital, accompanied by an attestation of the chief executive officer, president, or other individual who serves as the controlling person of the alternate employer organization that all wages, taxes, workers' compensation premiums, and employee benefits have been paid by the alternate employer organization. The letter of credit required under division (D)(1) of section 4133.07 of the Revised Code shall be held by a depository designated by the administrator and shall secure payment by the alternate employer organization of all taxes, wages, benefits, or other entitlements due or otherwise pertaining to worksite employees, if the alternate employer organization does not make those payments when due.
(B) An alternate employer organization shall prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and submit them for registration and registration renewal under section 4133.07 of the Revised Code. The financial statements shall be audited by an independent alternate public accountant authorized to practice in the jurisdiction in which that accountant is located.
(1) The resulting report of the auditor shall not include either of the following:
(a) A qualification or disclaimer of opinion as to adherence to generally accepted accounting principles;
(b) A statement expressing substantial doubt about the ability of the alternate employer organization to continue as a going concern.
(2) However, if an alternate employer organization does not have at least twelve months of operating history on which to base financial statements, the financial statements shall be reviewed by a certified public accountant.
(3) Notwithstanding division (B)(1)(a) of this section, if an alternate employer organization is a subsidiary or is related to a variable interest entity, the alternate employer organization or alternate employer organization entity may submit financial statements of the alternate employer organization.
(C) The bureau shall deny initial or annual registration to an applicant that does not meet the requirements of this section.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4133 | Alternate Employer Organizations › Section 4133.09 | Denial and Revocation of Registrations.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 201 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation may deny registration or revoke the registration of an alternate employer organization and rescind its status as an employer upon a finding that the alternate employer organization has done any of the following:
(1) Obtained or attempted to obtain registration through misrepresentation, misstatement of a material fact, or fraud;
(2) Misappropriated any funds of the client employer;
(3) Used fraudulent or coercive practices to obtain or retain business or demonstrated financial irresponsibility;
(4) Failed to appear, without reasonable cause or excuse, in response to a subpoena lawfully issued by the administrator;
(5) Failed to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(B) The administrator's decision to deny or revoke an alternate employer organization's registration or to rescind its status as an employer is stayed pending the exhaustion of all administrative appeals by the alternate employer organization.
The administrator shall adopt rules that require that when an employer contacts the bureau of workers' compensation to determine whether a particular alternate employer organization is registered, if the administrator has denied or revoked that alternate employer organization's registration or rescinded its status as an employer, and if all administrative appeals are not yet exhausted when the employer inquires, the appropriate bureau personnel shall inform the inquiring employer of the denial, revocation, or rescission and the fact that the alternate employer organization has the right to appeal the administrator's decision.
(C) Upon revocation of the registration of an alternate employer organization, each client employer associated with that alternate employer organization shall file payroll reports and pay workers' compensation premiums directly to the administrator on its own behalf at a rate determined by the administrator based solely on the claims experience of the client employer.
(D) Upon revocation of an alternate employer organization's registration, each client employer associated with that alternate employer organization shall file on its own behalf the appropriate documents or data with all state and federal agencies as required by law with respect to any worksite employee the client employer and the alternate employer organization shared.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4133 | Alternate Employer Organizations › Section 4133.11 | Occupational Licensing Laws.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 201 - 133rd General Assembly
Nothing in this chapter exempts an alternate employer organization, client employer, or worksite employee from any applicable federal, state, or local licensing, registration, or certification statutes or regulations. An individual required to obtain and maintain a license, registration, or certification under law and who is a worksite employee of an alternate employer organization and a client employer is an employee of the client employer for purposes of obtaining and maintaining the appropriate license, registration, or certification as required by law. An alternate employer organization does not engage in any occupation, trade, or profession that requires a license, certification, or registration solely by entering into an alternate employer organization agreement with a client employer or employing a worksite employee.
A client employer shall have the sole right of direction and control of the professional or licensed activities of worksite employees and of the client employer's business. The worksite employees and client employers shall remain subject to regulation by the board, commission, or agency responsible for licensing, registration, or certification of the worksite employees or client employers.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4133 | Alternate Employer Organizations › Section 4133.12 | Collective Bargaining.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 201 - 133rd General Assembly
Nothing contained in this chapter or in any alternate employer organization agreement shall affect, modify, or amend any collective bargaining agreement that exists on the effective date of this section. Nothing in this chapter shall alter the rights or obligations of any client employer, alternate employer organization, or worksite employee under the "National Labor Relations Act," 49 Stat. 449, 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq., the "Railway Labor Act," 44 Stat. 577, 45 U.S.C. 151, or any other applicable federal or state law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4133 | Alternate Employer Organizations › Section 4133.13 | Limitations.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4133 | Alternate Employer Organizations › Section 4133.14 | Status as a Small, Minority-Owned, Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, or Historically Underutilized Business.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4133 | Alternate Employer Organizations › Section 4133.99 | Penalties.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 201 - 133rd General Assembly
Whoever recklessly violates division (A) of section 4133.07 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Whoever knowingly violates division (A) of section 4133.07 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4139 | Apprenticeship Council › Section 4139.01 | Apprenticeship Council Definitions.

Effective:
September 24, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Apprentice" means a person at least sixteen years of age, except when a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, who is in a registered apprenticeship program to learn a skilled occupation, pursuant to a registered apprenticeship agreement.
(B) "Apprenticeship agreement" means a written agreement, registered with the apprenticeship council, providing for not less than two thousand hours of reasonably continuous employment, and for participation in an approved schedule of work experience through employment, which shall be supplemented by a minimum of one hundred forty-four hours per year of related and supplemental instructions.
(C) "Council office" means the unit of the department of job and family services that staffs the apprenticeship council and performs the administrative and oversight functions concerning this state's registered apprenticeship system.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4139 | Apprenticeship Council › Section 4139.02 | Organization of Apprenticeship Council.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
There is hereby established in the department of job and family services an apprenticeship council consisting of nine members and selected by the director of job and family services as follows: three of the appointees to such council shall be individuals who, by reason of their previous vocation, employment, or affiliations, can be classified as representatives of employees; three of the appointees to such council shall be individuals who, by reason of their previous vocation, employment, or affiliations, can be classified as representatives of employers; and three of the appointees to such council shall be individuals who, by reason of their previous vocation, employment, or affiliations, can be classified as representatives of the public and shall not be directly concerned with any industrial employer or group of employees. The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the director, and shall serve without compensation but shall be paid their necessary expenses which are incurred in the discharge of their official duties.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4139 | Apprenticeship Council › Section 4139.03 | Apprenticeship Council - Powers and Duties.

Effective:
September 24, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly
The apprenticeship council may recommend minimum standards for apprenticeship programs and may formulate policies and recommend rules as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter. The council shall determine the date and place of its meetings and shall prescribe its own rules of procedure.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4139 | Apprenticeship Council › Section 4139.04 | Appointment of Executive Secretary and Personnel.

Effective:
September 24, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly
The director of job and family services shall appoint the executive secretary of the council office, which appointment shall be subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the apprenticeship council. The director shall appoint such additional personnel as may be necessary, subject to Chapter 124. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4139 | Apprenticeship Council › Section 4139.05 | Executive Secretary - Duties.

Effective:
September 24, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly
The executive secretary of the council office has the following duties:
(A) Encourage the voluntary participation of employers and employees in the furtherance of the objective of this chapter;
(B) Register any apprenticeship programs and agreements that meet the minimum standards established by federal regulations and state rules governing the registered apprenticeship system;
(C) Terminate or cancel in consultation with the apprenticeship council any registered apprenticeship programs and agreements not in compliance with the provisions of such standards;
(D) Keep a record of apprenticeship programs and their disposition;
(E) Devise and implement all procedures and minimum standards as are necessary for the administration of the registered apprenticeship system;
(F) Implement administrative rules adopted by the director of job and family services as necessary for the administration of the registered apprenticeship system;
(G) Prepare statistical reports regarding apprenticeship training;
(H) Issue information related to apprenticeship;
(I) Perform such other duties as appropriate under the applicable rules and regulations.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4139 | Apprenticeship Council › Section 4139.06 | Participation in Programs to Be Voluntary.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
Participation in apprenticeship programs by persons, firms, political subdivisions, corporations, employer associations, or organizations of employees shall be entirely on a voluntary basis and apply only to those who elect to subscribe to the standards and procedure established under sections 4139.01 to 4139.06 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4141 | Unemployment Compensation › Section 4141.02 | Notice to Exempt Nonprofit Employees.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
A nonprofit organization that does not meet the definition of employer for purposes of this chapter pursuant to division (A)(1)(a) of section 4141.01 of the Revised Code, and that does not elect to become an employer subject to this chapter pursuant to division (A)(4) of section 4141.01 of the Revised Code, shall notify the organization's employees upon hiring that the organization, and the employee's employment with the organization, are exempt from this chapter.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4141 | Unemployment Compensation › Section 4141.04 | Free Employment Services.

Effective:
June 1, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 144 - 132nd General Assembly
The director of job and family services shall maintain or ensure the existence of public employment offices that are free to the general public. These offices shall exist in such number and in such places as are necessary for the proper administration of this chapter, to perform such duties as are within the purview of the act of congress entitled "an act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such system, and for other purposes," approved June 6, 1933, as amended, which is known as the "Wagner-Peyser Act." The director shall cooperate with any official or agency of the United States having powers or duties under that act of congress and shall do and perform all things necessary to secure to this state the benefits of that act of congress in the promotion and maintenance of a system of public employment offices. That act of congress is hereby accepted by this state, in conformity with that act of congress and Title III of the "Social Security Act," and the "Federal Unemployment Tax Act," 26 U.S.C.A. 3301, as amended, and this state will observe and comply with the requirements thereof. The department of job and family services is hereby designated and constituted the agency of this state for the purposes of that act of congress.
The director may cooperate with or enter into agreements with the railroad retirement board with respect to the establishment, maintenance, and use of employment service facilities that are free to the general public.
All moneys received by this state under the act of congress known as the Wagner-Peyser Act shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the special employment service account in the federal operating fund, which is hereby created. Those moneys are hereby made available to the director to be expended as provided by this section and by that act of congress. For the purpose of establishing and maintaining public employment offices that are free to the general public, the director may enter into agreements with the railroad retirement board or any other agency of the United States charged with the administration of an unemployment compensation law, with any political subdivision of this state, or with any private, nonprofit organization and as a part of any such agreement the director may accept moneys, services, or quarters as a contribution to the employment service account.
The director shall maintain labor market information and employment statistics as necessary for the administration of this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4141 | Unemployment Compensation › Section 4141.042 | Promoting Employment Competencies and Upward Mobility of Women.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 470 - 123rd General Assembly
The director of job and family services shall take affirmative steps to promote the employment competencies and upward mobility of women. The director shall place particular emphasis on education, child care, labor conditions, equality of entrance requirements, and eligibility for promotion. In pursuance thereof, the director shall:
(A) Serve as a clearinghouse for information;
(B) Assist state and local government workforce development providers in improving the employment competencies of and opportunities for women;
(C) Evaluate and make recommendations to the director regarding legislation affecting the employment competencies of and opportunities for women.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 41 | Labor and Industry › Chapter 4141 | Unemployment Compensation › Section 4141.046 | Prohibition Against Accepting Compensation for Securing Employment.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 470 - 123rd General Assembly
No compensation or fee, either directly or indirectly, shall be charged or received from any person seeking employment through a public employment office described in section 4141.04 of the Revised Code. No person shall violate this section.