Ohio § 5107.65 Works first participants not to displace employees

Ohio Statutes

§ 5107.65 — Works first participants not to displace employees

Ohio § 5107.65

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5107Ohio Works First Program

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5107.65 (2026).

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(A)(1) No participant of Ohio works first shall be assigned to a work activity, developmental activity, or alternative work activity when the employer removes or discharges a person, for the purpose of substituting the participant in the person's place, in any of the following circumstances:

(a)The person is already employed as a regular full-time or part-time employee of the employer;

(b)The person has been employed full time or part time as a participant in a work activity, developmental activity, or alternative work activity;

(c)The person is or has been involved in a dispute between a labor organization and the employer;

(d)The person is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent job.

(B)No employer shall hire a participant of Ohio works first part-time to circu

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(A) (1) No participant of Ohio works first shall be assigned to a work activity, developmental activity, or alternative work activity when the employer removes or discharges a person, for the purpose of substituting the participant in the person's place, in any of the following circumstances:

(a) The person is already employed as a regular full-time or part-time employee of the employer;

(b) The person has been employed full time or part time as a participant in a work activity, developmental activity, or alternative work activity;

(c) The person is or has been involved in a dispute between a labor organization and the employer;

(d) The person is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent job.

(B) No employer shall hire a participant of Ohio works first part-time to circumvent hiring a full-time employee.

(C) County departments of job and family services shall establish and maintain a grievance procedure for resolving complaints by individuals or their representatives that the assignment of a participant of Ohio works first violates this section.