Ohio Code § 4141.282

§ 4141.282.

APPEAL TO COURT (A) THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE FOR APPEAL Any interested party, within thirty days after written notice of the final decision

of the unemployment compensation review commission was sent to all interested parties,

may appeal the decision of the commission to the court of common pleas. (B) WHERE TO FILE THE APPEAL An appellant shall file the appeal with the court of common pleas of the county where

the appellant, if an employee, is a resident or was last employed or, if an employer,

is a resident or has a principal place of business in this state.  If an appellant is not a resident of or last employed in a county in this state

or does not have a principal place of business in this state, then an appellant shall

file the appeal with the court of common pleas of Franklin county. (C) PERFECTING THE APPEAL The timely filing of the notice of appeal shall be the only act required to perfect

the appeal and vest jurisdiction in the court.  The notice of appeal shall identify the decision appealed from. (D) INTERESTED PARTIES The commission shall provide on its final decision the names and addresses of all

interested parties.  The appellant shall name all interested parties as appellees in the notice of appeal.  The director of job and family services is always an interested party and shall

be named as an appellee in the notice of appeal. (E) SERVICE OF THE NOTICE OF APPEAL Upon filing the notice of appeal with the clerk of the court, the clerk shall serve

a copy of the notice of appeal upon all appellees, including the director. (F) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION (1) Except as specified in division (F)(2) of this section, the commission, within forty-five

days after a notice of appeal is filed or within an extended period ordered by the

court, shall file with the clerk a certified transcript of the record of the proceedings

at issue before the commission.  The commission also shall provide a copy of the transcript to the appellant's attorney

or to the appellant, if the appellant is not represented by counsel, and to any appellee

who requests a copy. (2) If the commission cannot file the certified transcript of the record of proceedings

within forty-five days after a notice of appeal is filed, or within an extended period

ordered by the court, then the court shall remand the matter to the commission for

additional proceedings in order to complete the record on appeal.  The additional proceedings may include a new hearing before the commission or a

designated hearing officer. (G) COURT BRIEFING SCHEDULES The court shall provide for the filing of briefs by the parties, whether by local

rule, scheduling order, or otherwise. (H) REVIEW BY THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS The court shall hear the appeal on the certified record provided by the commission.  If the court finds that the decision of the commission was unlawful, unreasonable,

or against the manifest weight of the evidence, it shall reverse, vacate, or modify

the decision, or remand the matter to the commission.  Otherwise, the court shall affirm the decision of the commission. (I) FAILURE TO FILE APPEAL WITHIN THIRTY DAYS If an appeal is filed after the thirty-day appeal period, the court of common pleas

shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the appeal was timely filed under division (D)(9) of section 4141.281 of the Revised Code .  At the hearing, additional evidence may be introduced and oral arguments may be

presented regarding the timeliness of the filing of the appeal. If the court of common pleas determines that the appeal was filed within the time

allowed, the court shall after that make its decision on the merits of the appeal.  The determination on timeliness by the court of common pleas may be appealed to

the court of appeals as in civil cases, and such appeal shall be consolidated with

any appeal from the decision by the court of common pleas on the merits of the appeal.