Ohio § 4141.51

§ 4141.51.

(A) An employer who wishes to participate in the SharedWork Ohio program shall submit

a plan to the director of job and family services in which the employer does all of

the following: (1) Identifies the participating employees by name, social security number, affected

unit, and normal weekly hours of work; (2) Describes the manner in which the employer will implement the requirements of the

SharedWork Ohio program, including the proposed reduction percentage, which shall

be between ten per cent and sixty per cent, and any temporary closure of the participating

employer's business for equipment maintenance or other similar circumstances that

the employer knows may occur during the effective period of an approved plan; (3) Includes a plan for giving advance notice, if feasible, to an employee whose normal

weekly hours of work are to be reduced and, if advance notice is not feasible, an

explanation of why that notice is not feasible; (4) Includes a certification by the employer that the aggregate reduction in the number

of hours worked by the employees of the employer is in lieu of layoffs and includes

an estimate of the number of layoffs that would have occurred absent the ability to

participate in the SharedWork Ohio program; (5) Includes a certification by the employer that if the employer provides health benefits

and retirement benefits under a defined benefit plan, as defined in 26 U.S.C. 414(j) , as amended, or contributions under a defined contribution plan as defined in 26 U.S.C. 414(i) , as amended, to any employee whose normal weekly hours of work are reduced under

the program that such benefits will continue to be provided to an employee participating

in the SharedWork Ohio program under the same terms and conditions as though the normal

weekly hours of work of the employee had not been reduced or to the same extent as

other employees not participating in the program; (6) Permits eligible employees to participate, as appropriate, in training to enhance

job skills approved by the director, including employer-sponsored training or worker

training funded under the federal “Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,” 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ; (7) Includes any other information as required by the United States secretary of labor

or the director under the rules the director adopts under section 4141.50 of the Revised Code ; (8) Includes an attestation by the employer that the terms of the written plan submitted

by the employer and implementation of that plan are consistent with obligations of

the employer under the applicable federal and state laws; (9) Includes a certification by the employer that the employer will promptly notify the

director of any change in the business that includes the sale or transfer of all or

part of the business, and that the employer will notify any successor in interest

to the employer's business prior to the transfer of all or part of the business, of

the existence of any approved shared work plan; (10) Includes a certification by the employer that, as of the date the employer submits

the plan, the employer is current on all reports and has paid all contributions, reimbursements,

interest, and penalties due under this chapter; (11) Includes an assurance from the employer that the employer will remain current on

all employer reporting and payments of contributions, reimbursements, interest, and

penalties as required by this chapter; (12) Includes a certification by the employer that none of the participating employees

are employed on a seasonal, temporary, or intermittent basis; (13) Includes an assurance from the employer that the employer will not reduce a participating

employee's normal weekly hours of work by more than the reduction percentage, except

in the event of a temporary closure of the employer's business for equipment maintenance,

or when the employee takes approved time off during the week with pay, and the combined

work hours and paid leave hours equal the number of hours the employee would have

worked under the plan. (B) The director shall approve a shared work plan if an employer includes in the plan

all of the information, certifications, and assurances required under division (A)

of this section. (C) The director shall approve or deny a shared work plan and shall send a written notice

to the employer stating whether the director approved or denied the plan not later

than ten days after the director receives the plan.  If the director denies approval of a shared work plan, the director shall state

the reasons for denying approval in the written notice sent to the employer. (D) The director shall enforce the requirements of the SharedWork Ohio program in the

same manner as the director enforces the requirements of this chapter, including under section 4141.40 of the Revised Code .