Ohio § 4121.122

§ 4121.122.

(A) The administrator of workers' compensation, for employees of the bureau of workers'

compensation, and the industrial commission, for employees of the commission may discipline,

suspend, demote or discharge any employee for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance.  In the case of any deputy administrator, or of any employee assigned to the investigation

or determination of claims, and finding of the administrator or the commission that

such person is not efficient, impartial, or judicious, if supported by any evidence

and not promoted by personal, political, racial, or religious discrimination shall

be accepted as a fact justifying the action taken by the administrator or commission. (B) The administrator and the commission shall jointly adopt, in the form of a rule,

a code of ethics for all employees of the bureau and the commission and post copies

of the rule in a conspicuous place in every bureau and commission office. (C) The administrator and the commission shall jointly adopt rules setting forth procedures

designed to eliminate outside influence on bureau and commission employees, produce

an impartial workers' compensation claims handling process, and avoid favoritism in

the claims handling process.  Failure to adopt and enforce these rules constitutes grounds for removal of the

administrator and the members of the commission.