Ohio Administrative Code

A hearing officer or the review commission may bar, for cause, the representative of any interested party from appearing in any proceedings in a case. Such cause shall be set out in the record of the case. In the event a representative is barred, if the aggrieved party so desires…

Unless approved by the review commission in writing, no person representing an interested party in a case before the hearing officer and the review commission shall charge fees in excess of twenty five percent of the amount of benefits involved in the case. Last updated April 4, …

Except as provided in rule 4146-17-02 of the Administrative Code, no interested party shall be charged fees of any kind by the review commission or hearing officers. Last updated April 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date:

Any notifying employer as defined in division (F) of section 4141.28 of the Revised Code who has been issued a redetermination in accordance with said section may appeal in person, by counsel, or other authorized representative. Last updated December 6, 2023 at 11:40 AM Authorize…

In a hearing pursuant to an appeal transferred by the director from a director's determination or redetermination finding that an eligibility notice was not timely and/or properly filed, the only issue which will be considered by the review commission or the hearing officer will …

Any written notice filed with the review commission, with the director or one of the director's deputies, by a notifying employer in person, or by an authorized representative requesting a review of the director's decision or redetermination issued in accordance with division (F)…

No claimant for unemployment benefits for a week with respect to which an employer has filed an eligibility notice, is an interested party to any proceeding under this rule. Last updated April 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date:

Any employer who claims to be adversely affected by a reconsidered decision or order issued by the director with respect to any determination or order affecting the liability of an employer to pay contributions or the amount of such contributions, determinations respecting applic…

Any written notice filed with the review commission, with the director or one of the director's deputies, by any employer referred to in rule 4146-23-01 of the Administrative Code, stating the employer appeals from or desires a review of a determination or reconsidered decision i…

Written notification of the filing and receipt of the employer's appeal shall be given by the review commission to the interested parties. In the event the appeal is not filed within the thirty day period provided by statute, the review commission shall dismiss the appeal by writ…

The issues at a hearing shall not be limited to the issue or issues set forth in the employer's appeal, and any other issues included in the director's reconsidered decision shall be heard, considered and a decision rendered thereon. If, at the time of filing an appeal, any prior…

If the appellant-employer fails to appear at a scheduled hearing , the review commission shall dismiss the appellant-employer's appeal in accordance with division (D) of section 4141.281 of the Revised Code. Last updated June 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM Authorized By: 4141.06, 4141.14 Am…

At any time after hearing and prior to the issuance of a decision, the review commission may, on its motion, or in its discretion upon showing of good cause, reopen the matter for further hearing. All parties who appeared at the former hearing shall be given written notice of the…

A request for review to the review commission may be taken by any interested party by filing a request for review from a decision by a hearing officer.Any written notice stating that the interested party appeals from or desires a review of the decision of the hearing officer on a…

When a request for review has been filed, the appealing party may either obtain a copy of the hearing officer level hearing record and/or file, at cost, before the review commission acts upon the request for review, if the request is made in order to supplement a request for revi…

The review commission shall allow or disallow any request for review after an examination and consideration of the entire record, and the request for review.(A) Disallowance of request for reviewIf a request for review is disallowed by order of the review commission, a copy of th…

Upon receipt of an application for appeal from the director's hearing officer in a labor dispute case, the review commission shall review the decision of the hearing officer and the full record of the case, including the transcript of the hearing. This review shall be completed w…

(A) For the purposes of agency 4146 of the Administrative Code, "facsimile device" means a device that electronically or telephonically receives and transmits reproductions or facsimiles of documents.(B) For the purposes of agency 4146 of the Administrative Code, "internet" means…

(A) A hearing officer level appeal shall be assigned to a hearing officer for hearing and decision unless retained by the review commission.(B) Any hearing officer level appeal assigned to a hearing officer for hearing and decision may be transferred by the review commission to a…

(A) The review commission may hear and decide any request for review from a hearing officer level decision or may assign such to a hearing officer to conduct a hearing for and on behalf of the review commission.(B) The review commission may hear and decide any application for app…

(A) It is essential that the public has confidence in the administration of the unemployment compensation review commission. The public confidence depends in a large degree whether the public trusts that employees of the commission are impartial, fair, and act only in the interes…

An appeal at hearing officer level is any written notice stating that the interested party appeals from or desires a review of a determination or redetermination issued by the director, or one of the director's deputies transferred to the review commission for hearing and disposi…

A notice that an appeal filed in accordance with division (A) of section 4141.281 or division (B) of section 4141.281 of the Revised Code has been transferred to the review commission by the director and that a hearing officer level hearing will be held shall be sent by electroni…

(A) Any issue within the jurisdiction of the director in an initial determination, reconsidered decision or redetermination from which an appeal is filed with the review commission, or filed with the director and transferred to the review commission shall be heard, considered and…

(A) A notice of hearing for all scheduled hearings, except for hearings held under Chapter 4146-23 of the Administrative Code, i.e., contribution rate appeal hearings, shall be sent by electronic means or mailed to each interested party at least seven days prior to the hearing da…

(A) Where the review commission intends to hold a telephone hearing at hearing officer level, the notice that an appeal has been transferred shall indicate that a telephone hearing is to be held. The notice also shall: (1) inform the interested parties that if they do not wish to…

(A) Hearings held under these rules shall be scheduled as promptly as is administratively feasible. All hearings will initially be scheduled to be heard by telephone at a time determined by the review commission. In the scheduling of hearings, consideration will be given to the p…

(A) Upon the showing of good cause, a hearing may be postponed at the request of any interested party or their authorized representative, or upon the motion of the review commission or hearing officer. All interested parties shall be notified of any postponement. When the matter …

(A) Where an interested party has documents or written materials for the hearing officer or review commission to consider, a copy of the documents or materials shall be sent by electronic means, delivered or mailed to the review commission at the address directed on the notice as…

All testimony in any case under agency 4146 of the Administrative Code shall be under oath or by affirmation. The proceedings shall be recorded electronically or otherwise as may be prescribed by the review commission. No other formal record of any proceedings by manual, mechanic…

(A) ProcedureThe review commission and hearing officers shall conduct hearings and other proceedings in a case in such order and manner and shall take any steps consistent with the impartial discharge of their duties which appear reasonable and necessary to ascertain all relevant…

(A) The review commission or the hearing officer, as soon as administratively feasible after the close of all proceeding in a case shall issue a written decision which shall affirm, modify or reverse the prior decision. The decision shall be based upon evidence in the record, and…

As used in this chapter:(A) "Employment risk reduction standard," "Ohio employment risk reduction standard," "public employee," "public employee representative," "public employer," and "undue hardship" have the same meaning as defined in section 4167.01 of the Revised Code.(B) "A…

(A) In accordance with section 4167.12 of the Revised Code, all information reported to, or otherwise obtained by, the superintendent in connection with any investigation, inspection, or proceeding that reveals a trade secret or confidential information as defined in any specific…

(A) Definitions:For purposes of this rule.(1) "Employer" means a public employer or any private employer who provides substances or chemicals claimed to be trade secret or confidential information to a public employer.(2) "Health professional" means a treating physician or nurse,…

(A) Filing requirements.(1) A public employer may combine the required documentation for multiple citations under this rule into a single document.(2) Where a document must be submitted to the superintendent under this rule, the submission date of such document is the date receiv…

(A) Any contest of a citation must be sent within fourteen calendar days of the receipt of the citation and be mailed or emailed to the superintendent at the address or email address provided on the citation.(1) A public employer to whom a citation has been issued may contest all…

(A) Definitions.For purposes of this rule:(1) "Affected party" means any public employer, public employee, or public employee representative affected by an order, rule or Ohio employment risk reduction standard proposed, adopted, or otherwise issued pursuant to this chapter.(2) "…

(A) The superintendent shall establish a policy and procedures for a safety partnership agreement (SPA) between the public employment risk reduction program (PERRP) and a participating public employer establishment that includes eligibility criteria for participation.(B) The mini…

(A) The superintendent shall terminate a safety partnership agreement (SPA) with a public employer establishment if the participating public employer establishment fails to meet the minimum criteria for an agreement in paragraph (B) of rule 4167-15-01 of the Administrative Code o…

(A) This rule is promulgated pursuant to division (A) of section 4167.06 of the Revised Code.(B) A public employee acting in good faith has the right to refuse work under conditions that the public employee reasonably believes present an imminent danger to the public employee if …

(A) Any public employee or public employee representative who believes that a violation of an Ohio employment risk reduction standard exists that threatens physical harm may request an inspection by filing a written, complaint to the superintendent of the violation, which may be …

Pursuant to section 4167.07 of the Revised Code, the following occupational safety and health standards promulgated by the United States secretary of labor are incorporated by reference as Ohio employment risk reduction standards:(A) The "Occupational Safety and Health Act of 197…

(A) An emergency temporary Ohio employment risk reduction standard will be issued if the superintendent finds both of the following:(1) Public employees are exposed to grave danger from exposure to substances or agents determined to be toxic or physically harmful or from new haza…

(A) The administrator of workers' compensation, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, has the authority to amend Ohio employment risk reduction standards.(B) The Ohio employment risk reduction standards are amended as referenced by…

(A) Radiation standards.(1) Ionizing radiation: Any use of ionizing radiation is to comply with the standards for protection against radiation promulgated by the United States nuclear regulatory commission set forth in 10 C.F.R. 20. For purposes of this section, radiation include…

(A) Each public employer shall post and keep posted, in accordance with paragraph (B) or (C) of this rule, or both, all notices informing public employees of the protections and obligations provided under the act. The superintendent will post a list of all required notices, and t…