Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 124 | Department of Administrative Services - Personnel
Section 124.381 | Occupational Injury Leave Program.

Effective: September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A)(1)(a) An employee in the service of the state may be eligible to receive salary continuation not to exceed four hundred eighty hours at the employee's total rate of pay for absence as a result of injury incurred during the performance of, or arising out of, state employment. When an eligible employee's absence as a result of such an injury extends beyond four hundred eighty hours, the employee immediately becomes subject to sections 124.382 and 124.385 of the Revised Code regarding sick leave and disability leave benefits.
An employee is ineligible to receive salary continuation until the date of implementation is established in the rules adopted under division (C)(1) of this section.
(b) Employees of the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, supreme court, general assembly, or legislative service commission are not subject to division (A)(1)(a) of this section unless the relevant appointing authority notifies the director of administrative services in writing of the intent to have all of the appointing authority's employees participate in salary continuation. The relevant appointing authority also may discontinue salary continuation for all of its employees by providing written notice of the discontinuation to the director.
Participation in salary continuation is subject to rules adopted under division (C)(1) of this section.
(2) Each employee of the department of rehabilitation and correction, the department of mental health and addiction services, the department of developmental disabilities, the department of veterans services, or the Ohio schools for the deaf and blind, and each employee of the department of youth services as established in division (A) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code who sustains a qualifying physical condition inflicted by a ward of these agencies during the time the employee is lawfully carrying out the assigned duties of the employee's position shall be paid occupational injury leave at the employee's total rate of pay during the period the employee is disabled as a result of that qualifying physical condition, but in no case to exceed nine hundred sixty hours, in lieu of workers' compensation. Pay made according to this division shall not be charged to the employee's accumulation of sick leave credit. In any case when an employee's disability as a result of such a qualifying physical condition extends beyond nine hundred sixty hours, the employee immediately becomes subject to sections 124.382 and 124.385 of the Revised Code regarding sick leave and disability leave benefits.
(B) An employee who is receiving salary continuation or occupational injury leave under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section is not eligible for other paid leave, including holiday pay, while receiving benefits under either division. While an employee is receiving salary continuation or occupational injury leave under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, vacation leave credit ceases to accrue to the employee under section 124.134 of the Revised Code, but sick leave credit and personal leave credit continue to accrue to the employee under sections 124.382 and 124.386 of the Revised Code.
(C)(1) The director of administrative services shall adopt rules for the administration of both the salary continuation program and the occupational injury leave program. The rules shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for determining a disability, for filing a claim for leave under this section, and for allowing or denying claims for the leave.
(2) The director also may adopt rules for the payment of health benefits while an employee is on workers' compensation leave.
(D) An appointing authority may apply to the director of administrative services to grant salary continuation under division (A)(1) of this section or occupational injury leave under division (A)(2) of this section to law enforcement personnel employed by the agency.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 1 | State Government

Chapter 124 | Department of Administrative Services - Personnel

Section 124.01 | Department of Administrative Services - Personnel Definitions.

Section 124.011 | City School Districts - Civil Service Commissions.

Section 124.02 | Director of Administrative Services and State Personnel Board of Review to Serve as State Civil Service Commission.

Section 124.03 | State Personnel Board of Review - Powers and Duties.

Section 124.04 | Director of Administrative Services Powers, Duties, Functions.

Section 124.05 | State Personnel Board of Review Organization.

Section 124.06 | Civil Service Appointments and Removals to Be Made in Accordance With Chapter.

Section 124.07 | Director of Administrative Services Employees, Services and Facilities.

Section 124.08 | Director of Administrative Services Offices.

Section 124.09 | Civil Service Powers of Director of Administrative Services.

Section 124.10 | Garnishment Actions Against State Employees and Officers.

Section 124.11 | Unclassified Service - Classified Service.

Section 124.12 | Notice of Appointment to Unclassified Position.

Section 124.13 | Vacation Leave.

Section 124.131 | Vacation Leave for Employees of Institution of Higher Education Transferred to State Control.

Section 124.132 | Disaster Service Leave.

Section 124.133 | Experimental Leave and Benefits Program.

Section 124.134 | Vacation Leave - Employees Exempt From Collective Bargaining.

Section 124.135 | Jury or Trial Participation Leave - Charitable Advisory Panel Leave.

Section 124.136 | Parental Leave and Benefits.

Section 124.137 | Parental Leave Benefit Fund.

Section 124.138 | Paid Leave and Benefits for Eligible Full-Time Fire Fighters Employed by Adjutant General.

Section 124.139 | Organ Donor Leave.

Section 124.1310 | EMT-Basic, EMT-I, First Responder, Paramedic, or Volunteer Firefighter Leave.

Section 124.1311 | Veteran Funeral Honors Detail Leave.

Section 124.1312 | Caregiver Leave.

Section 124.14 | Job Classification - Pay Ranges.

Section 124.141 | Appointment Incentive Program.

Section 124.142 | Compensation of Chaplains.

Section 124.15 | Pay Ranges and Step Values.

Section 124.151 | Direct Deposit of Compensation.

Section 124.152 | Exempt Employee Salary Schedules.

Section 124.17 | Employee Awards System.

Section 124.18 | Standard Work Week - Compensatory Time - Overtime Pay - Holidays.

Section 124.181 | Pay Supplements - Shift Differentials.

Section 124.182 | Professional Development Fund.

Section 124.183 | One-Time Pay Supplements.

Section 124.19 | State Holidays - University Holidays.

Section 124.20 | Classification Rules - Record Keeping.

Section 124.21 | Civil Service Districts.

Section 124.22 | Educational and Citizenship Requirements for Civil Service Examinations.

Section 124.23 | Examinations.

Section 124.231 | Special Examinations for Legally Blind or Legally Deaf Persons.

Section 124.24 | Examinations for Employees Engaged in Mineral Resource Safety.

Section 124.241 | Professional Employees and Registered Service Employees of County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

Section 124.25 | Formal Application for Examination.

Section 124.26 | Eligibility Lists; Veteran's Preference; Expiration of List.

Section 124.27 | Appointments From Eligible Lists - Probation.

Section 124.271 | Provisional Employees.

Section 124.29 | Authority for Temporary Furloughs.

Section 124.30 | Filling Classified Positions in Civil Service Without Competition.

Section 124.301 | Waive Residency for Job and Family Services Employee.

Section 124.31 | Promotions.

Section 124.32 | Transfers - Reinstatements.

Section 124.321 | Reduction in Work Force - Layoffs - Job Abolishment.

Section 124.322 | Layoff Procedures.

Section 124.323 | Layoff Order.

Section 124.324 | Layoff Displacement Rights.

Section 124.325 | Retention Points for Continuous Service and Efficiency.

Section 124.326 | Layoff Jurisdictions.

Section 124.327 | Layoff Lists - Reinstatement - Reemployment.

Section 124.328 | Layoff, Displacement Appeals.

Section 124.33 | Transfers - Appeal - Reimbursement of Expenses.

Section 124.34 | Reduction in Pay or Position - Suspension - Removal.

Section 124.341 | Violation or Misuse - Whistleblower Protection.

Section 124.35 | Refusal to Testify Constitutes Unfitness.

Section 124.36 | Cause for Removal - Teacher Terminations.

Section 124.37 | Police and Fire Departments Reduction in Work Force - Layoffs - Job Abolishment.

Section 124.38 | Sick Leave.

Section 124.381 | Occupational Injury Leave Program.

Section 124.382 | Sick Leave Credit - Misuse of Sick Leave.

Section 124.383 | Options With Respect to Sick Leave Credit Remaining at End of Year.

Section 124.384 | Accumulated Sick Leave.

Section 124.385 | Disability Leave Benefits.

Section 124.386 | Personal Leave.

Section 124.387 | Bereavement Leave.

Section 124.388 | Administrative Leave.

Section 124.389 | Employee Exchange Program.

Section 124.39 | Unused Sick Leave.

Section 124.391 | Donation of Paid Leave Program.

Section 124.392 | Exempt Employees Cost Savings Program.

Section 124.393 | Mandatory Cost Savings Program Applicable to Exempt Employees.

Section 124.394 | Modified Work Week Schedule Program.

Section 124.40 | Civil Service Commissions in Municipalities and Townships.

Section 124.41 | Police Department Qualifications - Police Cadet Program.

Section 124.411 | Police Department Appointment From Annexed Territory.

Section 124.42 | Firefighter Qualifications.

Section 124.43 | Separate Examinations and Eligibility Lists for Police and Firemen.

Section 124.44 | Police Department Promotions.

Section 124.45 | Fire Department Promotions.

Section 124.46 | Fire Department Eligibility Lists.

Section 124.47 | Fire Department Special Positions.

Section 124.48 | Fire Department Vacancies.

Section 124.49 | Fire Department Probationary Period.

Section 124.491 | Authorized Educational Achievement of Police Officer or Firefighter.

Section 124.50 | Reinstatement After Separation Due to Injury or Physical Disability Incurred in the Performance of Duty.

Section 124.51 | Secretary of Police - Secretary of Fire.

Section 124.52 | Police Department Traffic Control Unit Head Exempt From Civil Service.

Section 124.53 | Superintendent of Buildings - Superintendent of Fire Equipment Exempt From Civil Service.

Section 124.54 | Boards of Education to Share Cost of Civil Service Administration.

Section 124.56 | Investigation of Violations.

Section 124.57 | Prohibition Against Partisan Political Activity.

Section 124.58 | Fraud or False Representation in Examinations.

Section 124.59 | Payment for Appointment or Promotion.

Section 124.60 | Abuse of Power for Political Reasons.

Section 124.61 | Abuse of Political Authority or Influence.

Section 124.62 | Violations of Civil Service Rules or Statutes.

Section 124.63 | Taxpayer's Suit.

Section 124.64 | Prosecutions for Violations of Civil Service Rules or Statutes.

Section 124.70 | No Residency Requirement for Higher Education Employees.

Section 124.71 | Unauthorized Operation of Motor Vehicles.

Section 124.74 | Criminal Records Check for Employees With Access to Federal Tax Information.

Section 124.81 | Insurance Benefits.

Section 124.82 | Health Insurance Benefits.

Section 124.821 | Health Care Spending Account Fund.

Section 124.822 | Dependent Care Spending Account Fund.

Section 124.823 | Medical Savings Account Pilot Program.

Section 124.824 | Elections by Death Benefit Fund Recipient.

Section 124.825 | Coverage for Tobacco Cessation.

Section 124.83 | Disability and Income Protection - State Employee Disability Leave Benefit Fund.

Section 124.84 | Long-Term Care Insurance - State Employees.

Section 124.841 | Long-Term Care Insurance - Political Subdivision Employees.

Section 124.86 | Employee Educational Development Fund.

Section 124.87 | State Employee Health Benefit Fund.

Section 124.88 | State Employee Assistance Program.

Section 124.90 | Waiver of Federal Law Concerning Discrimination in Employment.

Section 124.91 | Annual Survey on Diversity Within Agency Workforce.

Section 124.93 | Discrimination by Health Insuring Corporation Against Physician.

Section 124.99 | Penalty.