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...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Fraudulent insurance act" means an act committed by a person who, knowingly and with intent to defraud, presents, causes to be presented, or prepares with knowledge or belief that it will be presented to or by an insurer, purported insurer, broker, or any agent thereof, any written statement as part of, or in support of, an application for the issuance of, or the rating of a policy ...

...ecision causing a significant change in benefits. (2) "Hostile work environment sexual harassment claim" means a charge filed pursuant to section 4112.051 of the Revised Code or a civil action filed pursuant to section 4112.052 of the Revised Code that alleges an unlawful discriminatory practice relating to employment because of sex on the basis of sexually harassing behavior that did not result in a tangible emplo...

...tion for lost wages and any lost fringe benefits from the date of the illegal discharge and to reimburse the employee for the costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, of the action. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the remedies available under this section are coexistent with remedies available pursuant to sections 4112.01 to 4112.11 of the Revised Code. (C) The cause of action described in divisio...

...In all actions described in section 4113.03 of the Revised Code, any contract, rule, regulation, or device, the purpose or intent of which is to enable any employer to exempt himself from any liability created by sections 4113.03 to 4113.09, inclusive, and sections 2125.01 to 2125.04, inclusive, of the Revised Code, is to that extent void. In any action brought against any employer under sections 4113.03 to 4113.08, ...

...No person, firm, or corporation engaged in any enterprise in this state shall sell or procure for sale to its employees any article, product, or merchandise not of its own production or not handled in its regular course of trade, excepting meals, confections, tobacco products, and such specialized appliances, or supplies and equipment, as may be required in said enterprise for the employees' safety and health, or in ...

...oyees 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)...

...wages, and full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights. An action to enforce this section shall be commenced within one year after the date of the violation in the court of common pleas of the county where the place of employment is located. (F) As used in this section: (1) "Emergency" means going to, attending to, or coming from a fire, hazardous or toxic materials spill and cleanup, medical emergen...

...nds, or programs for any type of fringe benefits described in the applicable wage determination. In accordance with the finding of the director that any underpayment was the result of a misinterpretation of the statute, or an erroneous preparation of the payroll documents, employers who make restitution are not subject to any further proceedings pursuant to sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code. If a...

...As used in sections 4115.31 to 4115.35 of the Revised Code: (A) "Person with a severe disability" means an individual or class of individuals with a physical disability, including visual impairment, or mental disability, according to criteria established by the state committee for the purchase of products and services provided by persons with severe disabilities. (B) "Qualified nonprofit agency for persons with sev...

...ees 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 car...

...y bargain collectively for health care benefits.

...the future costs of awards for survivor benefits and permanent total disability under sections 4123.56 to 4123.58 of the Revised Code to be used in the experience rating of an employer for purposes of premium calculation and to update the claim level reserves used in the report required by division (C)(1) of this section; (5) Submit the report required under division (F) of this section to the standing committees of...

...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 c...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a fiduciary shall not cause the bureau of workers' compensation to engage in a transaction, if the fiduciary knows or should know that such transaction constitutes any of the following, whether directly or indirectly: (1) The sale, exchange, or leasing of any property between the bureau and a party in interest; (2) Lending of money or other extension of credit...

...The administrator of workers' compensation having, by virtue of Section 35 of Article II, Ohio Constitution, the expenditure of the fund therein created for the investigation and prevention of industrial accidents and diseases, shall, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, in the exercise of the administrator's authority and in the performance of the administrator's dut...

...; (5) The availability of services and benefits; (6) The claimant's right to representation in the processing of a claim or to elect no representation. The administrator shall ensure that the provisions of this section are faithfully and speedily implemented. (B) The bureau of workers' compensation shall maintain an ongoing program to identify employers subject to Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code and to audi...

...Claimants who the administrator of workers' compensation determines could probably be rehabilitated to achieve the goals established by section 4121.61 of the Revised Code and who agree to undergo rehabilitation shall be paid living maintenance payments for a period or periods which do not exceed six months in the aggregate, unless review by the administrator or the administrator's designee reveals that the claimant ...

...(A) The administrator of workers' compensation, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, shall adopt rules: (1) For the encouragement of reemployment of claimants who have successfully completed prescribed rehabilitation programs by payment from the surplus fund established by section 4123.34 of the Revised Code to employers who employ or re-employ the claimants. The per...

... status injury and occupational disease benefits are not otherwise provided by act of the congress of the United States or executive regulations of the United States.

...overed thereby are entitled to the same benefits, payable from the public insurance fund, which are accorded to employees as defined in division (A) of section 4123.01 of the Revised Code. For the purpose of statistical and like information, the bureau shall keep a separate record of the experience of the individual risks and groups of similar risks under such contracts.

... Code, to receive workers' compensation benefits for such accidental injury or death.

...ement worker or his dependents claiming benefits under sections 4123.031 to 4123.037 of the Revised Code is not entitled to any appeal from such decision.

...(A) Sections 4123.01 to 4123.94 of the Revised Code shall inure to the benefit of those emergency management workers who have previously complied with the minimum requirements as set forth in sections 4123.031 to 4123.036 of the Revised Code, including those who have executed either the state form of the loyalty oath under section 5502.34 of the Revised Code or the federal form of oath administered under the provisio...

... furnish blank forms of application for benefits or compensation from the state insurance fund, reports of injury, disability or occupational disease, notices to employers and employees, proofs of injury, disease, disability or death, proofs of medical attendance and hospital and nursing care, and proofs of employment and wage earnings, and other necessary blanks, and shall provide in his rules for their preparation ...

...employers describing the advantages and benefits of opting to make premium payments to the fund. To that end, the administrator shall regularly make employers aware of the various workers' compensation premium packages developed and offered pursuant to this section. (6) Make available to every employer who is paying premiums to the state insurance fund a program whereby the employer or the employer's agent pays to t...