Ohio Code § 4123.90

§ 4123.90.

The bureau of workers' compensation, industrial commission, or any other body constituted

by the statutes of this state, or any court of this state, in awarding compensation

to the dependents of employees, or others killed in Ohio, shall not make any discrimination

against the widows, children, or other dependents who reside in a foreign country.  The bureau, commission, or any other board or court, in determining the amount of

compensation to be paid to the dependents of killed employees, shall pay to the alien

dependents residing in foreign countries the same benefits as to those dependents

residing in this state. No employer shall discharge, demote, reassign, or take any punitive action against

any employee because the employee filed a claim or instituted, pursued or testified

in any proceedings under the workers' compensation act for an injury or occupational

disease which occurred in the course of and arising out of his employment with that

employer.  Any such employee may file an action in the common pleas court of the county of

such employment in which the relief which may be granted shall be limited to reinstatement

with back pay, if the action is based upon discharge, or an award for wages lost if

based upon demotion, reassignment, or punitive action taken, offset by earnings subsequent

to discharge, demotion, reassignment, or punitive action taken, and payments received

pursuant to section 4123.56 and Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code plus reasonable

attorney fees.  The action shall be forever barred unless filed within one hundred eighty days immediately

following the discharge, demotion, reassignment, or punitive action taken, and no

action may be instituted or maintained unless the employer has received written notice

of a claimed violation of this paragraph within the ninety days immediately following

the discharge, demotion, reassignment, or punitive action taken.