Ohio Code § 3701.249
Ohio Code § 3701.249. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3701.249.
(A) As used in this section, “ employer ” and “ employee ” have the same meanings as in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code . (B) The employer of a person with HIV infection is immune from liability to any person
in a civil action for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property on
a claim arising out of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus from the infected
employee to another employee or to any other person, unless the transmission occurs
as a result of the reckless conduct of the employer. (C) An employer is immune from liability to an employee on a claim asserted under any
provision of the Revised Code or in a civil action for damages for injury, death,
or loss to person or property if the claim arises from an illness or injury to the
employee that is stress-related and results from the employee being required to work
with an individual who has received a positive result on an HIV test or has been diagnosed
as having AIDS or an AIDS-related condition.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 3701.249
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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