OH SB180

Creates new Section 4141.294 to allow striking workers to receive unemployment benefits in Ohio, exempting them from the current labor dispute disqualification.

Eligible striking workers include those whose unemployment was caused by a strike at their workplace or at other locations owned by their employer, or those working at premises affected by a labor dispute at a different employer location.

Establishes special benefit year rules for striking workers, allowing benefit eligibility to begin up to four weeks before the application is filed if the strike began within that timeframe.

Waives work search requirements, waiting periods, and registration requirements for weeks of unemployment occurring before a striking worker files their initial benefit application.

Declares the act an emergency measure effective immediately, citing workers' need for immediate economic assistance due to lost earnings from labor disputes.