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...The attorney general shall conduct all litigation in which the Ohio civil rights commission participates as a party pursuant to Chapter 4112. of the Revised Code.

...(A) No person shall willfully fail or neglect to attend and testify or answer any lawful inquiry or produce records, documents, or other evidence, if in his power to do so, in obedience to a subpoena or lawful order of the Ohio civil rights commission. (B) No person shall, with intent to mislead the commission, make or cause to be made any false entry or statement of fact in any report, account, record, or other doc...

...(A) There is hereby created the commission on African-Americans, which shall consist of not more than fourteen members as follows: the directors or their designees of the departments of health, development, mental health and addiction services, children and youth, and job and family services; the chancellor of higher education or the chancellor's designee; the director of education and workforce; two members of the h...

...(A) In addition to any duties and responsibilities that the Ohio state university Bell national resource center may prescribe for the commission on African-Americans under section 4112.12 of the Revised Code, the commission shall do all of the following: (1) Oversee and supervise four separate and distinct subcommittees devoted to solving problems and advancing recommendations exclusively pertinent to African-Amer...

...(A) No employer shall discriminate in any job opening against any applicant or discharge without just cause any employee aged forty or older who is physically able to perform the duties and otherwise meets the established requirements of the job and laws pertaining to the relationship between employer and employee. (B) Except as otherwise provided in section 4112.052 of the Revised Code and this section, a person a...

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the civil rights commission general reimbursement fund, which shall be used to pay operating costs of the commission. All amounts received by the commission, and all amounts awarded by a court to the commission, for attorney's fees, court costs, expert witness fees, and other litigation expenses shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the fund. All amounts ...

...(A) Prior to filing a civil action alleging violation of an accessibility law, the alleged aggrieved party may notify the owner, agent, or other responsible party of the property where the alleged violation occurred by personal service, in accordance with applicable state or federal laws, or by certified mail, of alleged accessibility law violations for which an action may be filed by the alleged aggrieved party. If...

...e 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 adminis...

...There is hereby created the new African immigrants commission consisting of eleven voting members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and four nonvoting members, two of whom are members of the general assembly. The governor shall make initial appointments to the commission. Of the initial appointments made to the commission, three shall be for a term ending October 7, 2009, four shall ...

...The office of new African immigrant affairs is created. The office shall be accountable to the new African immigrants commission. The director of the office shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commission. The director, with the approval of the commission, shall appoint such employees as are necessary to carry out the duties of the office. The employees shall serve at the pleasure of the director...

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the new African immigrants grant and gift fund. The fund shall consist of money received as grants or gifts under section 4112.31 of the Revised Code and any money transferred or appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. The new African immigrants commission shall use the money to support the commission's duties, including the operation of the office of new Africa...

...(A) Whoever violates this chapter is subject to a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, or any other appropriate relief. Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, a person may bring such a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction. (B) A person is prohibited from bringing a civil action for employment discrimination under this section.

...(A) As used in sections 4121.01 to 4121.29 of the Revised Code: (1) "Place of employment" means every place, whether indoors or out, or underground, and the premises appurtenant thereto, where either temporarily or permanently any industry, trade, or business is carried on, or where any process or operation, directly or indirectly related to any industry, trade, or business, is carried on and where any person is dir...

...(A) There is hereby created the industrial commission. The commission shall consist of three members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be an individual who, on account of the individual's previous vocation, employment, or affiliations, can be classed as a representative of employers; one shall be an individual who, on account of the individual's previous voca...

...The industrial commission operating fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of all moneys transferred to the fund pursuant to division (B) of section 4123.342 of the Revised Code. Revenues credited to the fund shall be used for those costs solely attributable to the activities of the commission.

...(A) The governor shall appoint from among the members of the industrial commission the chairperson of the industrial commission. The chairperson shall serve as chairperson at the pleasure of the governor. The chairperson is the head of the commission and its chief executive officer. (B) The chairperson shall appoint, after consultation with other commission members and obtaining the approval of at least one other co...

...(A) There is hereby created the industrial commission nominating council consisting of five employer representatives, four labor representatives, one representative from the Ohio association for justice, and two members of the public, each of a different political party, who are appointed by the governor. The nominating council shall make recommendations to the governor for the appointment of members to ...

...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 incu...

...The industrial commission shall have an official seal for the authentication of its orders and proceedings, upon which seal shall be engraved "The Industrial Commission of Ohio," and such other design as the commission prescribes. The courts in this state shall take judicial notice of such seal, and in all cases copies of orders, proceedings, or records in the office of the commission, certified by the executive dire...

...The industrial commission shall be in continuous session and open for the transaction of business during all business hours of every day excepting Sundays and legal holidays. The sessions of the commission shall be open to the public and shall stand and be adjourned without further notice thereof on its record. All of the proceedings of the commission shall be shown on its record, which shall be a public record ...

...Subject to any applicable sections of sections 4101.01 to 4101.16 and 4121.01 to 4121.29 of the Revised Code, the bureau of workers' compensation may adopt its own rules of procedure and may change the same in its discretion.

...(A) There is hereby created the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors consisting of eleven members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be an individual who, on account of the individual's previous vocation, employment, or affiliations, can be classed as a representative of employees; two members shall be individuals who, on account of their previous...

...(A) There is hereby created the bureau of workers' compensation, which shall be administered by the administrator of workers' compensation. A person appointed to the position of administrator shall possess significant management experience in effectively managing an organization or organizations of substantial size and complexity. A person appointed to the position of administrator also shall possess a minimum of fiv...

...(A) The administrator of workers' compensation, for employees of the bureau of workers' compensation, and the industrial commission, for employees of the commission may discipline, suspend, demote or discharge any employee for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance. In the case of any deputy administrator, or of any employee assigned to the investigation or determination of claims, and finding of the administrato...

...(A) There is hereby created the workers' compensation board of directors nominating committee consisting of the following: (1) Three individuals who are members of affiliated employee organizations of the Ohio chapter of the American federation of labor-congress of industrial organizations, who are selected by the Ohio chapter of the American federation of labor-congress of industrial organizations and who, o...