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...ined and no forwarding address can be found, and shall not be construed as limiting any provisions for the service or process now or hereafter existing.

...In the event an employer, under the purview of sections 4123.751 to 4123.755 of the Revised Code, has died prior to the commencement of any civil suit or proceeding before the bureau of workers' compensation or industrial commission, such sections shall likewise apply to any executor or administrator or the employer, and the employer shall be deemed to have constituted the secretary of state as his agent for such pur...

...or the bureau of workers' compensation under section 4123.75 of the Revised Code against an employer who has not complied with section 4123.35 of the Revised Code, the bureau shall make and file for record in the office of the county recorder in the counties where the employer's property is located, an affidavit showing the date on which the application was filed with the commission or the bureau, the name and ...

...123.35 of the Revised Code are not entitled to the benefits of sections 4123.01 to 4123.94, inclusive, of the Revised Code, during the period of such noncompliance, but are liable to their employees for damages suffered by reason of personal injuries sustained in the course of employment caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of the employer, or any of the employer's officers, agents, or employees, and also ...

...he administrator shall file with the county recorder of any counties in which the employer's property is located, its certificate of the amount of premium due from the employer, and that amount shall be a lien from the date of filing against the real property and personal property of the employer within the county in which the certificate is filed. The county recorder shall record and index the certificate in ...

...s premium to the workers' compensation fund as prescribed in this chapter. The procedure to obtain an injunction is governed by Chapter 2727. of the Revised Code and the right to such relief is in addition to the rights described in section 2727.02 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) No construction contractor or subcontractor who, on the date of entering into a construction contract has not been in compliance with section ...

...d of directors, may adopt and enforce rules governing the employment of such persons and the inspection of their places of employment. (B) An employee may waive the employee's rights to compensation or benefits as authorized pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 4123.01 or section 4123.15 of the Revised Code. No agreement by an employee to pay any portion of the premium paid by the employee's employer into the s...

...he wages or salary of any employee entitled to the benefits of sections 4123.01 to 4123.94, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...ised Code may by amendment of its articles of incorporation or by original articles of incorporation, provide therein for the authority and purpose to make insurance in states, territories, districts, and counties, other than the state of Ohio, and in the state of Ohio in respect of contracts permitted by division (B) of this section, indemnifying employers against loss or liability for payment of compensation...

...ce fund or electing directly to pay compensation to the employer's injured employees or the dependents of the employer's killed employees as provided in section 4123.35 of the Revised Code, shall post notices, which shall be furnished at least annually by the bureau of workers' compensation. The employer shall post the notice conspicuously in the employer's place or places of employment or on the internet in a manner...

... body injured shall be forever barred unless, within one year after the injury or death: (1) Written or facsimile notice of the specific part or parts of the body claimed to have been injured has been made to the industrial commission or the bureau of workers' compensation; (2) The employer, with knowledge of a claimed compensable injury or occupational disease, has paid wages in lieu of compensation for total di...

...sation or benefits are forever barred unless, within one year after the disability due to the disease began, or within such longer period as does not exceed six months after diagnosis of the occupational disease by a licensed physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner or within one year after death occurs, application is made to the industrial commission or the bure...

...wing: (1) The speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives; (2) The president and minority leader of the senate; (3) The Ohio fire chiefs' association or its successor organization; (4) The Ohio association of professional fire fighters or its successor organization; (5) The Ohio municipal league or its successor organization.

...y action or proceeding pending therein, unless the commission or the bureau is a party to the action or proceeding. The information, however, may be tabulated and published by the commission or the bureau in statistical form for the use and information of other state agencies and the public. (D)(1) Except as provided in division (G) of this section, upon receiving a written request made and signed by an individual ...

...1.05 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 o...

...er 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 benefits as to those dependents residing in this state. No employer shall discharge, demote, reassign, or take any punitive action against any employee b...

...nsul, vice-consul, or consular agent, accredited by the county wherein the dependents of the killed employee reside to the consular district within which the killed employee lived at the time of his decease, shall furnish the necessary information regarding the dependents of killed employees so that the bureau of workers' compensation may transmit to the dependents the funds provided for in this chapter.

...compensation, the attorney general, or under the attorney general's direction the prosecuting attorney of any county in cases arising within the county, shall institute and prosecute the necessary actions or proceedings for the enforcement of this chapter, or for the recovery of any money due the state insurance fund, or any penalty, and shall defend in like manner all suits, actions, or proceedings brought aga...

...on, 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 pursuant to division (P) of section 4121.44 of the Revised Code. (C) "Third party" means an individual, private insurer, public or...

...o an employer's experience shall be deposited in the surplus fund account and not applied to an individual employer's account. If a self-insuring employer collects money under this section of the Revised Code, the self-insuring employer shall deduct the amount collected, in the year collected, from the amount of paid compensation the self-insured employer is required to report under section 4123.35 of the Revised Cod...

... related to a claim that is compensable under this chapter or Chapter 4121., 4127., or 4131. of the Revised Code shall be charged to the surplus fund account created under division (B) of section 4123.34 of the Revised Code and not charged to an individual employer's experience if, upon the administrator's determination, all of the following apply to that claim: (1) The employer of the employee who is the subject of...

...f worker's compensation or by the state under the authority of this chapter shall have the same preference against the assets of the employer as is allowed by law on judgments rendered for claims for taxes.

...strued in favor of employees and the dependents of deceased employees.

... shall be allowed to practice, or represent parties, before the industrial commission or the bureau of workers' compensation.

...amount thereof, together with a reasonable attorney's fee, from the person to whom the sum was paid or given.