Ohio Code § 2151.211
Ohio Code § 2151.211. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2151.211.
No employer shall discharge or terminate from employment, threaten to discharge or
terminate from employment, or otherwise punish or penalize any employee because of
time lost from regular employment as a result of the employee's attendance at any
proceeding pursuant to a subpoena under this chapter or Chapter 2152. of the Revised
Code. This section generally does not require and shall not be construed to require an
employer to pay an employee for time lost as a result of attendance at any proceeding
under either chapter. However, if an employee is subpoenaed to appear at a proceeding under either chapter
and the proceeding pertains to an offense against the employer or an offense involving
the employee during the course of the employee's employment, the employer shall not
decrease or withhold the employee's pay for any time lost as a result of compliance
with the subpoena. Any employer who knowingly violates this section is in contempt of court.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2151.211
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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