Ohio Administrative Code

h 119. PDF: (A) All tumbling mills shall be provided with a suitable guard to protect employees from the exposed parts of the mill during operation.(B) Manually loaded tumbling mills shall be equipped with a locking device to prevent the mill from turning when the doors are opene…

h 119. PDF: Where castings are cleaned by chipping or grinding, employees shall be protected from flying chips or particles by personal protective equipment, screens, partitions, or equivalent protection. Last updated October 7, 2024 at 12:05 PM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.The purpose of this chapter of the Administrative Code is to provide reasonable safety for life, limb, and health of employees. These specific provisions of this chapter supplement those of Chapter 4123:1-5 of the Administrative Code, and pertain to the emplo…

19.03 PDF: (A) Warning signs and devices.(1) Signs.Warning signs that forbid smoking and open flames shall be posted near any entrance to rooms or buildings where coal dust or flammable gas may accumulate.(2) Quenching car locomotives, pushers and larry cars, also known as chargi…

19.03 PDF: (A) Communication system.A means of communication shall be provided between the furnace, the cast house, the blower's office, and the skip operator's station. Additionally, a system for voice communication shall be provided between the furnace top and the cast house wh…

19.03 PDF: (A) Mixers.(1) All mechanically or electrically operated mixers shall be equipped with a counterbalance, automatic device, or the equivalent, designed to return the mixer to an upright position or to prevent it from further tipping in case of power failure.(2) All hydr…

19.03 PDF: (A) Subways or crossovers.Subways with overhead protection or crossovers shall be provided at established passageways which cross the rolling line.(B) Coupling boxes, spindles, and wobblers.Coupling boxes, spindles, and wobblers seven feet (2.1 meters) or less above fl…

(A) Definitions:The following definitions shall apply to the adjudication of applications for wage loss compensation:(1) "Adjudicator" means the administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation, a district hearing officer, a staff hearing officer, or the industrial commission…

(A) As used in this rule:(1) "Bureau" means the bureau of workers' compensation and the authority vested in the administrator of workers' compensation.(2) "Commission" means the industrial commission.(3) "Electronic" includes electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, elec…

(A) Employer definedFor the purposes of rules in agency 4141 of the Administrative Code, unless the context of a particular rule clearly has a contrary meaning, the term "contributory employer" is to mean an employer liable for the payment of contributions. The term "reimbursing …

(A) When a contributory employer first becomes subject to the provisions of Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code, it is to file all quarterly contribution and wage reports outlined in section 4141.20 of the Revised Code until written permission is granted by the director to disconti…

(A) Every contributory employer subject to Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code shall pay contributions on its taxable payroll for each calendar quarter at a rate determined by the director in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code. Such payment is due…

An employer which dissolves, discontinues, or disposes of its operations shall file a final report. The final report for an employer shall consist of the quarterly reports required by section 4141.20 of the Revised Code and shall provide notice to the director of the reason for t…

When an employer transfers its trade or business, or a portion thereof, to another employer within a quarterly reporting period, a separate contribution and wage report shall be filed by or on behalf of each employer that is a party to the transfer, regardless of any contractual …

Any contributory employer having an active account and wishing to make a voluntary payment of contributions under division (B) of section 4141.24 of the Revised Code shall notify the director by submitting a letter, or the voluntary payment coupon that is included with the employ…

(A) Definitions.(1) Concurrent employment means the employment of an individual with at least two substantially commonly owned, managed, or controlled employers during the same time period.(2) Reorganization means the movement of workers by an employer to another substantially co…

(A) Payment of contributions or payment in lieu of contributions shall be made by check, electronic funds transfer methods approved by the director, money order, cashier's check, certified check, cash payment or other methods of payment approved by the director and made payable t…

For the purposes of division (E) of section 4141.23 of the Revised Code, a reduction in the amount of interest, forfeiture, and fines required to be paid under Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code will be deemed to be in the best interest of the unemployment compensation fund when:(…

(A) No request for refund of contributions, payment in lieu of contributions, surcharge, interest, or forfeiture based on an allegation that payments were made with respect to excluded employment shall be approved if such employment was included in the base period of an individua…

(A) The director may issue a corrected determination or order pursuant to division (H) of section 4141.26 of the Revised Code, correcting a prior erroneous determination or order, except that the director may not issue such a corrected determination or order more than thirty days…

Except as provided in division (G) of section 4141.24 or section 4141.48 of the Revised Code, the contribution rate of a successor-in-interest that was subject to Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code prior to the date of transfer, shall not be revised to reflect the experience of th…

Except as provided by division (G) of section 4141.24 or section 4141.48 of the Revised Code, when a successor-in-interest to all or a part of a trade or business was not an employer subject to the Ohio unemployment compensation law prior to the date of transfer, then such succes…

For the purpose of assigning an average contribution rate for employers engaged in the construction industry pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 4141.25 of the Revised Code, the director shall assign the average contribution rate attributable to the construction industry group…

(A) Each employer desiring to participate in a common rate shall make an application in writing, signed by a duly authorized representative. The application may, if the parties elect, be filed as a joint request, signed by a duly authorized representative of each entity desiring …

For the purposes of division (A)(2) of section 4141.25 of the Revised Code, effective for contribution periods beginning January 1, 2002, a contributory employer's account shall be considered "chargeable with benefits" for the nine consecutive calendar quarters immediately follow…

Except as provided by division (G) of section 4141.24 or section 4141.48 of the Revised Code, the contribution rate of a successor-in-interest that had no employment subject to Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code for the seven calendar quarters immediately preceding the date of tra…

(A) If the director finds pursuant to division (G)(1) of section 4141.24 of the Revised Code that an employer has transferred its trade or business, or a portion thereof, to another employer and the transferee is under substantially common ownership, management, or control with t…

For the purposes of section 4141.24 of the Revised Code:(A) "Trade or business" includes all real, personal and intangible property integral to the operation of the trade or business, and may include the employer's workforce as applicable.(B) "Person" has the same meaning as prov…

(A) The transferee will become a successor in interest by operation of law where:(1) There is a transfer of all of the transferor's trade or business located in the state of Ohio.(2) At the time of the transfer the transferor is liable under Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code.(3) …

(A) The transfer of a portion of a trade or business will result in the transferee becoming a successor in interest if all of the following requirements are satisfied:(1) A clearly segregable and identifiable portion of the transferor's trade or business located in the state of O…

(A) The director may permit documents and information that are required to be filed with the director within statutorily defined time frames in Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code to be filed or submitted through the use of electronic means including, but not limited to, a facsimil…

An employer applying for reconsideration pursuant to division (D) and/or (E) of section 4141.26 of the Revised Code shall file an application within thirty days after the determination was sent to the employer or the employer's authorized representative. Such application shall pr…

The filing of an application for reconsideration of a director's determination or an application for review by the unemployment compensation review commission does not stay the employer's obligation to pay contributions, surcharge, interest or forfeiture when due as determined fo…

(A) True and accurate permanent employment and payroll records shall be maintained by every employer who has in its employ one or more individuals. Such records shall show, with reference to each and every individual in employment, the following:(1) Name and address;(2) Social se…

Each employer shall ascertain the social security account number of each individual to whom the employer provides remuneration. If a worker does not have a social security account number, the employer shall advise the worker of the necessity of procuring such number in the manner…

(A) Remuneration in lieu of notice, vacation pay, holiday pay, dismissal and severance pay, when paid with respect to calendar weeks within the base period, shall be included in determining the number of qualifying weeks.(B) When necessary for the purposes of qualifying a commiss…

Upon request, the employer shall furnish to the director the names, social security numbers, and other information determined by the director to be necessary to determine whether the reason for separation was due to a lockout or a labor dispute other than a lockout. The employer …

A claim for benefits shall be filed weekly or biweekly, in a manner prescribed by the director, by the unemployed individual who has filed an application for determination of benefit rights. An individual filing a claim for benefits shall furnish any information necessary to dete…

(A) When a benefit year has been established and a claim for benefits is filed for a week of total or partial unemployment, to be valid, the claim must be filed not later than the end of the third calendar week immediately following such week.(B) In exceptional cases, when it is …

(A) Any interested party notified of a determination of an application for determination of benefit rights or a claim for benefits may, within twenty-one calendar days after the date the notice was sent, appeal the determination in the manner prescribed by section 4141.281 of the…

(A) An appeal filed pursuant to section 4141.281 of the Revised Code is considered timely filed if it is filed within twenty-one calendar days of the date the director's notice of determination or redetermination is sent to the interested party's last known post office address. T…

The applicant, claimant or employer may submit a complaint related to the service they received in the traditional unemployment insurance program. Customers may file a complaint online by visiting the ODJFS unemployment homepage. All complaints will be logged, referred to the are…

Every hearing which is held pursuant to division (A) of section 4141.283 of the Revised Code shall be scheduled at a time and place reasonably convenient for the interested parties. A proceeding in any case may be rescheduled at the request of an interested party to the hearing o…

All testimony in any case heard under section 4141.283 of the Revised Code shall be given under oath or by affirmation. The proceedings shall be recorded by mechanical means or otherwise as may be prescribed by the director, and no other formal record of the proceedings by manual…

The hearing officer shall conduct hearings and other proceedings and take any steps consistent with the impartial discharge of his or her duties which appear reasonable and necessary to ascertain all relevant facts and to render a fair and complete decision on all issues. The pro…

(A) Whenever the director has reason to believe that the unemployment of twenty-five or more individuals relates to a labor dispute, and twenty-five or more claims are filed, a hearing officer will be assigned to conduct a hearing and prepare a decision on the case.(B) When an in…

(A) The hearing officer may, upon the request of an interested party, or upon his or her own motion and within his or her discretion, at any time, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of books, records, documents and other written evi…