Where a claim for benefits is directly attributable to unemployment caused by a major disaster, as declared by the president of the United States pursuant to the “Disaster Relief Act of 1970,” 84 Stat. 1745, 42 U.S.C.A. 4402, and the individual filing the claim would otherwise have been eligible for disaster unemployment assistance under that act, then upon application by the employer, any benefits paid on the claim shall not be charged to the account of the employer who would have been charged on that claim but instead shall be charged to the mutualized account described in section 4141.25 of the Revised Code, provided that this division is not applicable to an employer electing reimbursing status under section 4141.241 of the Revised Code, except reimbursing employers for whom benefit charges are charged to the mutualized account pursuant to division (D)(2) of section 4141.24 of the Revised Code.
Effective Date: 10-31-2001