OH HB349

Employers with 50+ full-time employees must notify the Director of Job and Family Services at least 120 days before relocating a call center or 30%+ of call center operations to a foreign country, with civil penalties up to $10,000 per day for failure to notify

Employers that relocate call centers overseas become ineligible for state grants, guaranteed loans, tax benefits, and other economic incentives for five years, and must repay the unamortized value of any incentives previously received

The Director of Job and Family Services must compile and publish a list every six months of employers that have relocated call centers to foreign countries, distributed to all state agencies

All call center and customer service work performed for state agencies must be done entirely within Ohio, with contractors prohibited from hiring workers outside the state for such work

Waivers may be granted if denying benefits would cause substantial job loss in Ohio, environmental harm, or significant economic impact to the state