Crime Victims Leave – Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2930.18

Covered Employers : All employers

Employee Eligibility: All employees

Entitlement: An employee who is the victim of a crime or delinquent act, or the spouse, child, stepchild, sibling, parent, stepparent, grandparent, or other relative of a victim, or a victim's representative may take time off from work to participate in preparation for a criminal or delinquency proceeding (at the prosecutor's request) or for attendance at criminal or delinquency proceedings (pursuant to subpoenas), if attendance is reasonably necessary to protect victims' interests.

An employee is not eligible for time off if the employee is charged with, convicted of, or adjudicated to be a delinquent child for the crime or specified delinquent act against the victim or another crime or specified delinquent act arising from the same conduct, criminal episode, or plan.

Employer Notice: Not specified

Employee Notice: Not specified

Obligation to Provide Certifications or Documents Supporting Need for Leave: Not specified

Paid?: No

Benefits: Not specified

Reinstatement: Not specified

Other Important Definitions/Requirements: No

Relationship with Other Leave: Not specified

Juvenile Court Proceeding Leave - Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.211

Covered Employers: All employers

Employee Eligibility: All employees

Entitlement: Employers may not discharge, threaten to discharge, punish or penalize employees because of time lost from regular employment due to attendance at juvenile court proceedings pursuant to a subpoena.

Employer Notice: Not specified

Employee Notice: Not specified

Obligation to Provide Certifications or Documents Supporting Need for Leave: Not specified

Paid?: No, unless relates to an offense during the course of employment, in which case the employer shall not decrease or withhold the employee's pay for any time lost as a result of compliance with the subpoena.

Benefits: Not specified

Reinstatement: Not specified

Other Important Definitions/Requirements: 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.

Relationship with Other Leave: Not specified

Absence Specification