As a State of Ohio employee, qualifying employees are eligible to receive disability, workers' compensation and unemployment benefits. These benefits provide financial and emotional assistance to you and your family in the event of illness, injury, disability, death or separation from employment.

It is important for you to understand what benefits you are eligible to receive, how they work and how to apply for them. Carefully reviewing this booklet will help you to understand your benefits. It provides summaries of all the disability, workers' compensation and unemployment programs.

This booklet is not intended to be a complete representation of the coverage offered under each program. For the specific details of the programs, refer to the following:

• Ohio Revised Code
• Ohio Administrative Code
• Your union contract, if you are a bargaining unit employee

Please see your personnel officer if you have any questions about this booklet or your benefits.

To assure your understanding of the terms and concepts within this Disability, Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Benefits book, many terms have been hyperlinked to the definitions page.

Contents

• Your Benefits: A Quick Look

• Disability Leave Benefits
  • Eligibility
  • Injuries, Illnesses and Conditions Considered for Disability Leave Benefits
  • Payment of Disability Leave Benefits
  • Filing for Disability Leave Benefits
  • Rules of Filing
  • Filing Deadlines
  • Disability Decentralization
  • If Your Claim Is Approved
  • If Your Disability Continues
  • Disability Retirement
  • State Employee Retirement Systems
  • Subsequent Disability
  • Disqualifying Conditions
  • If Your Claim Is Denied
  • Appeals

• Workers' Compensation Benefits
  • Eligibility
  • Background
  • Agencies That Handle Their Own Workers' Compensation Claims
  • Accidents and Illnesses Considered for Workers' Compensation Benefits
  • If You Are Injured at Work
    • Accident and Illness Report, Form ADM 4303
  • Managed Care Organizations List by Agency
  • Seeking Medical Attention
  • Processing Your Claim
  • If Your Claim Is Approved
  • Types of Lost Time Compensation
  • If Your Claim Is Denied
  • Disability Advancement
  • Leave Buy Back
  • Phone Numbers
  • Occupational Injury Leave
    • Eligibility
    • Handling Your Claims
    • Filing
    • If Your Claim Is Approved
    • Additional Information
    • If Your Claim Is Denied
    • Payment of OIL
  • Returning to Work
  • Transitional Work Programs
    
    
• Unemployment Benefits
  • Eligibility
  • Filing for Unemployment Compensation
  • If You Are Approved for Unemployment
  • Length of Benefits
  • Appeals
    
    
• Glossary of Terms