Effective: June 21, 2005
Latest Legislation: House Bill 67 - 126th General Assembly
(A) Any party who is adversely affected by a final order of the administrator of workers' compensation issued pursuant to division (G) of section 4167.10 or section 4167.15 of the Revised Code, and who has exhausted all administrative appeals from such order may appeal the order, within thirty days after the issuance of a final order, to the court of common pleas of Franklin county or to the court of common pleas of the county in which the alleged violation occurred. If the court finds an undue hardship to the appellant will result from the enforcement of the order pending determination of the appeal, the court may grant a suspension of the order and fix the terms thereof.
(B)(1) The court shall conduct a hearing on the appeal filed under division (A) of this section and shall give preference to all proceedings under this section over all other civil cases, irrespective of the position of the proceedings on the calendar of the court. The hearing shall proceed as in the case of a civil action, and the court shall determine the rights of the parties in accordance with the laws applicable to the action.
(2) The court shall affirm the order of the administrator if it finds, upon consideration of the record as a whole, and additional evidence as the court has admitted, that the order is supported by reliable, probative, and substantial evidence and is in accordance with law. In absence of that finding, the court shall reverse, vacate, or modify the order or make such other ruling as is supported by reliable, probative, and substantial evidence and is in accordance with law. The judgment of the court is final and conclusive, unless reversed, vacated, or modified on appeal. Any party may appeal as provided in Chapter 2505. of the Revised Code.
(C) No person who has failed to exhaust all of the administrative appeals provided in this chapter may file an appeal of a final order of the administrator under division (A) of this section.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4167 | Public Employment Risk Reduction Program
Section 4167.01 | Public Employment Risk Reduction Program Definitions.
Section 4167.03 | Construction and Interpretation.
Section 4167.04 | Duty of Public Employer to Provide Safe Place of Employment.
Section 4167.05 | Compliance With Employment Risk Reduction Standards, Rules, and Orders.
Section 4167.06 | Right to Refuse to Work Under Unsafe Conditions.
Section 4167.07 | Commission to Adopt Rules for Employment Risk Reduction Standards.
Section 4167.08 | Issuance of Emergency Temporary Ohio Employment Risk Reduction Standard.
Section 4167.09 | Application for Temporary Variance or for Variance From Standard.
Section 4167.10 | Inspection and Investigation of Workplaces.
Section 4167.12 | Confidential Trade Secrets.
Section 4167.13 | Prohibiting Retaliation by Employer.
Section 4167.14 | Injunctive Relief.
Section 4167.15 | Request for Hearing on Order, Rule or Standard.
Section 4167.16 | Appeal to Court of Common Pleas.
Section 4167.17 | Failure to Comply With Order.
Section 4167.25 | Exposure Control Plans for Health Care Workers Definitions.
Section 4167.27 | Adoption of Rule and Standard for Prevention of Exposure Incidents.
Section 4167.28 | Duties of Employer Concerning Exposure Incidents.