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...gin, or ancestry by paying wages to any employee at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to another employee for equal work on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar conditions. (B) Nothing in this section prohibits an employer from paying wages to one employee at a rate different from that at which the employer pays...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Employee" means an individual currently or formerly employed by an employer. (2) "Employer" means the state, any political subdivision of the state, any person employing one or more individuals in this state, and any person directly or indirectly acting in the interest of the state, political subdivision, or such person. (3) "Political subdivision" and "state" have the same meanin...

...tor or subcontractor shall furnish each employee not covered by a collective bargaining agreement or understanding between employers and bona fide organizations of labor with individual written notification of the job classification to which the employee is assigned, the prevailing wage determined to be applicable to that classification, separated into the hourly rate of pay and the fringe payments, and the ide...

...er state departments and the public. No employee of the bureau, except as otherwise authorized by the administrator, shall divulge any information secured by the employee while in the employ of the bureau in respect to a managed care organization's application for certification or in respect to the business or other trade processes of any managed care organization to any person other than the administrator or to the ...

...In the investigation and determination of the right of persons to participate in the disabled workers' relief fund, the administrator of workers' compensation shall have and exercise all the powers that he possesses under this chapter and Chapter 4121. of the Revised Code. An order issued by the administrator relative to an individual's right to participate in the disabled workers' relief fund is appealable pursuant ...

...se of rendering the injured or disabled employee financial relief or for the purpose of furthering the injured or disabled employee's rehabilitation, may commute payments of compensation or benefits to one or more lump-sum payments. (B) The administrator shall adopt rules which set forth the policy for awarding lump sum payments. The rules shall: (1) Enumerate the allowable purposes for payments and the condition...

...rding compensation to the dependents of employees, or others killed in Ohio, shall not make any discrimination against the widows, children, or other dependents who reside in a foreign country. The bureau, commission, or any other board or court, in determining the amount of compensation to be paid to the dependents of killed employees, shall pay to the alien dependents residing in foreign countries the same benefit...

...As used in sections 4123.93 to 4123.932 of the Revised Code: (A) "Claimant" means a person who is eligible to receive compensation, medical benefits, or death benefits under this chapter or Chapter 4121., 4127., or 4131. of the Revised Code. (B) "Statutory subrogee" means the administrator of workers' compensation, a self-insuring employer, or an employer that contracts for the direct payment of medical services pu...

...(A)(1) Any person aggrieved may appeal to the liquor control commission from the action of the division of liquor control in refusing to issue a permit. (2) The commission shall not hear or consider any appeal involving any agency contract entered into under section 4301.17 of the Revised Code. (B) If the legislative authority of a municipal corporation, a board of township trustees, or the board of county commissi...

...(A)(1) No person shall operate any vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley within this state, if, at the time of the operation, any of the following apply: (a) The person is under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination of them. (b) The person has a concentration of eight-hundredths of one per cent or more but less than seventeen-hundredths of one per cent by weight per unit volume of alcohol...

...hat enforces criminal laws and that has employees who have a statutory power of arrest. (K)(1) Whoever violates division (C), (E)(2), or (F) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (2) Whoever violates division (E)(1) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor if the dealer or the dealer's agent knew of the nonconformity at the time of sale. (3)(a) Whoever violates division (D) of this section i...

...(A) Each person applying for a used motor vehicle dealer's license shall biennially, before the first day of April, make out and deliver to the registrar of motor vehicles, upon a blank to be furnished by the registrar for that purpose, a separate application for license for each county in which such business is to be conducted. The application shall be in the form prescribed by the registrar, shall be signed and swo...

...Notwithstanding the terms, conditions, or provisions of any franchise, or the date such franchise was executed, each franchisor shall indemnify and hold harmless its franchisees against any losses, including, but not limited to, court costs and attorney fees reasonably incurred, or damages arising out of complaints, claims, or suits, whether or not meritorious, relating in whole or in part to claims under section 134...

...(A) Whenever it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate any provision of sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may bring an action in the court of common pleas to enjoin the violation. Upon a showing of a violation of sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code, a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction shall be ...

...(A) Any person who violates any requirement imposed by sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code is liable to any transferee of the motor vehicle subsequent to the violation, in an amount equal to: (1) Three times the amount of actual damages sustained or fifteen hundred dollars, whichever is greater; and (2) In the case of any successful action to enforce the foregoing liability, the costs of the action toge...

...(A) After receipt of an application that is filed under section 4707.261 of the Revised Code and that satisfies the requirements established under that section, a court of common pleas shall issue an order directing the director of agriculture to make payment from the auction recovery fund to an applicant who satisfies the criteria established under this section. The payment shall consist of an amount that is equal t...

...(A)(1) A buyer injured by a violation of sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code may bring an action for recovery of damages. (2) Damages awarded under division (A)(1) of this section shall not be less than the amount paid by the buyer to the credit services organization, plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. (3) The buyer may be awarded punitive damages. (4) No action shall be brought under div...

...(A) No person shall act as a telephone solicitor without having first obtained a surety bond issued by a surety company that holds a certificate of authority to do business in this state issued by the superintendent of insurance under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code, and all of the following conditions are met: (1) A copy of the bond is filed with the attorney general. (2) The bond is in favor of any person, and of...

...The attorney general, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may adopt reasonable rules to carry out the purposes of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code and shall adopt rules prescribing reasonable registration and registration renewal fees for the purpose of section 4719.03 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Whenever it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate a provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may bring an action in a court of common pleas to enjoin the alleged violation. Upon a showing of a violation of a provision of those sections, the court shall grant a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction w...

...(A) A purchaser injured by a violation of a provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under any provision of those sections may bring a civil action against the telephone solicitor or salesperson who committed the violation for damages in a court of common pleas and may apply to the court for an order enjoining the violation. Upon the purchaser's showing that the telephone solicit...

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the telemarketing fraud enforcement fund. The treasurer of state shall deposit into the fund registration fees paid pursuant to divisions (A) and (D) of section 4719.02 of the Revised Code. The consumer protection section of the office of the attorney general shall use the moneys in the fund to pay for any expenses reasonably related to the administration of Chapter...

...eriff, the sheriff's deputy, or a board employee designated by the board. Service of a subpoena issued by the board may be made by delivering a copy of the subpoena to the person named therein, reading it to the person, or leaving it at the person's usual place of residence. When the person being served is an optometrist licensed under this chapter, service of the subpoena may be made by certified mail, restricted de...

...(A) A person licensed under Chapter 4728. of the Revised Code shall retain in this state any articles purchased by him until the expiration of five days after the date of purchase. (B) If the chief or head of the local police department to whom the licensee made available the information required by this chapter has probable cause to believe that the article described therein is stolen property, he shall notify the...

...Any person who is injured by the failure of a person who is engaged in the business of purchasing articles that are made of or contain gold, silver, platinum, or other precious metals or jewels of any description to comply with this chapter may commence a civil action to recover compensatory damages from such person. In any action under this section, the court may award punitive damages or reasonable attorney's fees ...