Ohio Administrative Code

For purposes of division (D) of section 4141.33 of the Revised Code:(A) A claim for benefits shall be disallowed when reasonable assurance of seasonal employment is provided by one or more employers from the prior seasonal period for the next seasonal period.(B) If an individual …

(A) For purposes of division (E) of section 4141.33 of the Revised Code:(1) "Participating in sports or athletic events" refers only to the services performed by athletes as contestants in sports or athletic events and not to the services performed by managers, coaches, trainers,…

(A) In order for an individual to be eligible to be credited with a waiting week or receive unemployment compensation benefits for a week, he or she must, unless otherwise provided pursuant to division (A)(4) of section 4141.29 of the Revised Code, provide documentation of the ef…

(A) Except as specifically provided in division (B)(2)(k) of section 4141.01 and section 4141.39 of the Revised Code, a worker is in employment when an "employer-employee" relationship exists between the worker and the person for whom the individual performs services and the dire…

(A) For the purposes of Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code, "temporary services agency" means any entity that, as part of its trade or business, provides individuals to unrelated third party clients to perform services on a temporary basis and derives revenue or otherwise benefits…

(A) For the purposes of division (K) of section 4141.24 of the Revised Code and for purposes of this rule, the following definitions shall apply:(1) "Client employer" means any employer under Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code that enters into a professional employer organization …

(A) The following definitions shall be used to govern the Ohio department of job and family services in its administrative cooperation with other states that have adopted a similar regulation for the payment of benefits to interstate claimants.(B) As used in rules 4141-31-01 to 4…

(A) Agent state responsibilities(1) The agent state's responsibility and authority in connection with the determination of interstate claims will be limited to the identification of potential issues identified in connection with initial or weeks claimed which were filed through t…

(A) No industry or employment shall be deemed seasonal unless it is determined to be seasonal by the director.(B) Any employer seeking to be determined a "seasonal employer" by the director shall file with the director a written application to be determined to be a seasonal emplo…

Any exception to benefit charges under division (D) of section 4141.24 of the Revised Code must be in writing and filed with the department within fifteen days after the notice of benefit charges is mailed or issued to the employer.The exception to charges must be submitted by th…

When the department is the paying agency for benefits payable under a combined wage credit claim, each payment of benefits shall be prorated to the agencies which have furnished wage credits used to qualify the claimant in the same proportions that the wage credits furnished by s…

Benefits paid by another state employment security agency to an individual whose wage credits have been transferred to such other agency by the department shall not be charged to the account of an employer if the employer's account under the same or similar circumstances would no…

(A) Any contributory employer filing an application in accordance with the provisions of section 4141.285 of the Revised Code must file such application within one hundred eighty days from the date of the major disaster as declared by the president of the United States. Such appl…

An employer or employee seeking approval for a private supplemental unemployment benefit plan must submit the following information to the director:(A) A copy of the plan or description of the arrangement under which supplemental unemployment benefits will be paid; and(B) A citat…

(A) The notice of election to become a reimbursing employer is to be made on a form prescribed by the director. The notice must show the total amount of wages paid for covered employment during each of the four completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the date of the not…

The term "bonding amount" means the total amount of surety bond, approved municipal or other bonds, approved securities, or a combination thereof, or other forms of collateral security approved by the director, required by law and rule to be furnished by a reimbursing employer or…

The election notice, unless accompanied by a surety bond equal to the bonding amount, will contain a statement to the effect that the bonding amount requirement will be met within thirty days of the effective date of the election. Failure to meet such bonding amount requirement w…

Where less than four quarters of wages were paid, or when wages in one quarter, or several quarters, differ substantially from others because of abnormal factors, as shown on the notice of election and any supplement thereto, the director, using such information as is available, …

(A) The director shall require an increase in the bonding amount at any time it is determined that the wages of a reimbursing employer, or a group of such employers, have increased substantially over the wages on which the bonding amount was last determined. In such event, such e…

(A) The following securities are eligible for the purposes of deposit:(1) Bonds, notes or other obligations of the United States: or bonds, notes, or other obligations guaranteed as to the principal and interest by the United States or those for which faith of the United States i…

A reimbursing employer's election to make payments in lieu of contributions shall be terminated if such employer fails to comply with:(A) Any determination of the director increasing the bonding amount or requiring restoration of the unobligated security of an account; or(B) Any …

(A) Two or more reimbursing employers may file a joint application for the establishment of a group account. Such application is to be on a form prescribed by the director. Such application shall include:(1) Identification of the name and reimbursing account number assigned by th…

(A) During the first two years after a group account is established, a member of the group may request withdrawal from the group by providing a copy of the resolution of the board of directors, trustees, or other governing body of such member, however denominated, approving such …

(A) The following methods may be used to satisfy the bonding amount for a group account:(1) A surety bond, in the bonding amount for the group, naming each member of the group as principal;(2) A deposit of approved municipal or other bonds, in the bonding amount for the group; or…

(A) Definitions:(1) For the purposes of this rule, "claim information" means information regarding:(a) Whether an individual is receiving, has received, or has applied for unemployment compensation.(b) The amount of compensation the individual is receiving or is entitled to recei…

"Domestic employer" means an employer who employs domestic workers and meets the requirements specified in division (A)(1)(c) of section 4141.01 of the Revised Code. "Domestic worker" means an individual who performs services for a domestic employer in a private household, local …

For the purposes of division (B)(3)(f) of section 4141.01 of the Revised Code:(A) The services performed by an individual for a partnership will be excluded only if the relationship of each partner to the individual meets the requirements of division (B)(3)(f) of section 4141.01 …

(A) "Employment" does not include service performed for a nonprofit organization, this state or its instrumentalities, a political subdivision or its instrumentalities, or an Indian tribe as part of an unemployment work-relief or work-training program assisted or financed in whol…

(A) For the purposes of division (B)(3)(c)(v) of section 4141.01 of the Revised Code, an individual is deemed to be in a "major nontenured policymaking or advisory position" when the following factors are met:(1) The individual serves:(a) In a position designated under section 12…

A political subdivision desiring coverage of any of its employees who are not otherwise covered, shall submit with its voluntary election application a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution authorizing the political subdivision to apply for voluntary election and providin…

(A) An employer for which services are performed by an individual entirely outside the state, may request that the director determine such services to be in employment subject to Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code. In order to make such a determination, the director may find that …

The successor-in-interest, in whole or in part, is bound by the voluntary election of the predecessor to become an employer, and such voluntary election remains in effect regardless of the ownership of the business for a minimum of two calendar years from the effective date there…

For good cause, the director may, effective as of the close of business on December thirty-first of the second calendar year after the effective date of the election, or on any date thereafter, terminate a voluntary election. Last updated October 12, 2023 at 11:49 AM Authorized B…

For purposes of all wage, contribution and quarterly payroll reports that are to be filed with the director pursuant to Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code and for purposes of contribution payments, wages are to be reported for the calendar quarter in which any payday occurs. A pay…

(A) Every employer, including institutions of higher education and educational institutions, are to submit quarterly reports of wages and a total number of weeks for each employee. The total number of weeks that are to be reported for each employee are to be equal the number of c…

Remuneration in lieu of notice is a continuation of wages for a designated period after termination of employment. Remuneration in lieu of notice constitutes wages for the designated payment period, is subject to contributions, and shall be deemed to be remuneration for the purpo…

(A) "Retroactive pay award" means any adjustment in the amount of remuneration paid to an individual as the result of the resolution of a dispute as to remuneration for services provided by the individual in his or her base period or benefit year, which was not considered remuner…

(A) Hearing officer level appeals are all appeals transferred to the review commission from determinations, orders and redeterminations issued by the director or the director's deputy in accordance with divisions (D), (E) and (F) of section 4141.28 of the Revised Code:(1) In any …

No hearing officer or member of the review commission shall participate in proceedings in any case in which the hearing officer or member has an interest which might prevent the hearing officer or member from conducting a fair hearing or reaching an impartial decision. Last updat…

A hearing officer or member of the review commission who might be subject to disqualification under rule 4146-11-01 of the Administrative Code may be challenged by any interested party at any time prior to the disposition of the appeal by the hearing officer or the review commiss…

An application for appeal to a director's decision under division (C) of section 4141.283 of the Revised Code or a request for review from a hearing officer's decision, must be filed not later than twenty-one calendar days after a copy of the decision appealed from is sent by ele…

An appeal, an application for appeal, request for review, or an appeal transferred to the review commission may be withdrawn upon application to the review commission in writing by any party or the party's representative prior to the issuance of a decision or order thereon. Upon …

Upon the request of an interested party, or upon its own motion and within its discretion, the review commission or a hearing officer may, at any time, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of books, accounts, papers, records and docum…

Service of subpoenas may be made by regular mail, registered mail, or certified mail with return receipt requested or by personal service of an authorized agent. Proof of service shall be evidenced by the return of such receipt for registered or certified mail or by affidavit of …

Any individual who refuses to testify of fails to appear at any proceeding in response to a subpoena duly issued and served, or fails to produce books, records, documents, or other written evidence in the individual's possession or under the individual's control as to any matter …

Witness fees shall be allowed to those witnesses who were duly subpoenaed and pursuant thereto appeared at a hearing. For each day of attendance each of such witnesses shall be allowed the amount prescribed in section 119.094 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 9, 2025 at…

Each subpoenaed witness who verifies the witness mileage shall be allowed mileage fees at the rate prescribed in section 119.094 of the Revised Code for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in order to participate in the hearing. Mileage is to be measured from the witness …