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OH HB297
Bill
Status
10/16/2013
Primary Sponsor
Anne Gonzales
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AI Summary
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Employees who are victims of domestic violence may take up to 5 days per year of unpaid leave (3 days if employed less than 12 months) for legal proceedings, medical care, counseling, or meeting with law enforcement related to the domestic violence incident.
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Employers cannot terminate an employee for taking domestic violence leave; employees may file civil actions for wrongful termination seeking reinstatement, back pay, and attorney's fees within 180 days of termination.
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Tenants who are victims of domestic violence may terminate rental agreements or have their names removed within 90 days of the incident by providing documentation such as protection orders or consent agreements.
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Landlords must change locks within 48 hours upon request if tenants provide a court order barring the abuser from the unit; tenants may change locks themselves if landlords fail to do so, and landlords cannot deny lock changes or evict tenants based on domestic violence status.
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County, municipal, and township governments and law enforcement agencies are prohibited from charging domestic violence victims any fees for assistance services.
Legislative Description
To allow an employee who is a victim of domestic violence to take unpaid leave for purposes relating to the incident of domestic violence; to allow an employee who is a victim of domestic violence to file a civil action against that employee's employer if the employer terminates the employee's employment as a result of the employee taking unpaid leave for purposes relating to the incident of domestic violence; to allow a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence to terminate a rental agreement or have the tenant's name removed from the rental agreement under certain circumstances; to require a landlord of a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence or menacing by stalking to change the lock to the dwelling unit where the tenant resides under certain circumstances; to require a metropolitan housing authority to transfer a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence or menacing by stalking if the tenant requests such a transfer and provides the metropolitan housing authority with certain specified information; and to prohibit a county, municipal corporation, township, or law enforcement agency of such a political subdivision from charging any victim of domestic violence a fee for assisting the victim.
Domestic violence-victim rights
Last Action
To Judiciary
10/16/2013