(A) Each member of a firm, and the president, secretary, general manager, or managing agent of each private corporation, including any public service corporation mentioned in section 4123.01 of the Revised Code or publicly owned utility, shall cause the firm or corporation to comply with section 4123.35 of the Revised Code and, for self-insuring employers, to comply with the assessment based upon paid compensation provisions of this chapter and Chapter 4121. of the Revised Code. No person mentioned in section 4123.01 of the Revised Code and no member of the firms and no officer of the corporations or publicly owned utilities referred to in this section shall fail to comply with section 4123.35 of the Revised Code and, for self-insuring employers, to comply with the assessment based upon paid compensation provisions of this chapter and Chapter 4121. of the Revised Code. All fines collected for a violation of this section shall be paid to the general fund of the political subdivision where the case is prosecuted.
(B) The administrator of workers’ compensation, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers’ compensation board of directors, shall adopt rules governing treatment of employers found in violation of division (A) of this section. The rules shall cover enforcement and prosecution procedures and methods and grounds for settlement of liability of a noncomplying employer.
Effective Date: 09-01-1995; 2007 HB100 09-10-2007