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Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.412 (2026)

Disabled workers' relief fund

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Effective:
October 20, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 107 - 120th General Assembly
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For the relief of persons who are permanently and totally disabled as the result of injury or disease sustained in the course of their employment and who are receiving workers' compensation which is payable to them by virtue of and under the laws of this state in amounts, the total of which, when combined with disability benefits received pursuant to the Social Security Act is less than three hundred forty-two dollars per month adjusted annually as provided in division (B) of section 4123.62 of the Revised Code, there is hereby created a separate fund to be known as the disabled workers' relief fund, which fund shall consist of the sums that are from time to time appropriated by the general assembly and made available to the order of the bureau of workers' compensation to carry out the objects and purposes of sections 4123.412 to 4123.418 of the Revised Code. The fund shall be in the custody of the treasurer of the state. Disbursements from the fund shall be made by the bureau to those persons entitled to participate therein and in amounts to each participant as is provided in section 4123.414 of the Revised Code. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1958–2023 · leading case: Nw. Ohio Bldg. & Constr. Trades Council v. Conrad, 750 N.E.2d 130 (Ohio 2001).
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Nw. Ohio Bldg. & Constr. Trades Council v. Conrad, 750 N.E.2d 130 (Ohio 2001). “R.C. 4123.412 creates the DWRF “[f]or the relief of persons who are permanently and totally disabled as the result of injury or disease sustained in the course of their employment and who are receiving workers’ compensation which is payable to them by virtue of and under the…”
Nw. Ohio Bldg. & Constr. Trades Council v. Conrad, 2001 Ohio 190 (Ohio 2001). “{¶ 69} R.C. 4123.412 creates the DWRF “[f]or the relief of persons who are permanently and totally disabled as the result of injury or disease sustained in the course of their employment and who are receiving workers’ compensation which is payable to them by virtue of and under…”
State ex rel. Manor Care, Inc. v. Bur. of Workers' Comp. (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 5373 (Ohio 2020). · cites it 6× “2d 889 (1984); see also R.C. 4123.412; R.C. 4123.413. The relief fund is held by the treasurer of state and is separate from the state workers’ compensation fund.”
Gardi v. Lakewood Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn., 2013 Ohio 3436 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “{¶4} Gardi then filed an appeal of the Industrial Commission’s decision in the common pleas court pursuant to R.C. 4123.412. Subsequently, Lakewood filed a motion for summary judgment in which it argued that it was entitled to summary judgment because Gardi had failed to present…”
Thompson v. Indus. Comm'n, 438 N.E.2d 1167 (Ohio 1982). “In 1953 the General Assembly enacted R.C. 4123.412, which created the DWRF because it recognized the inadequacy of payments being received by individuals and dependents of individuals declared permanently and totally disabled.”
State ex rel. Price v. Cent. Servs., Inc., 97 Ohio St. 3d 245 (Ohio 2002). · cites it 2× “Qualified recipients of PTD compensation lower than the amount fixed in R.C. 4123.412 may receive benefits from the Disabled Workers’ Relief Fund (“DWRF”) established by R.”
State ex rel. Price v. Cent. Serv., Inc., 2002 Ohio 6397 (Ohio 2002). · cites it 2× “Qualified recipients of PTD compensation lower than the amount fixed in R.C. 4123.412 may receive benefits from the Disabled Workers’ Relief Fund (“DWRF”) established by R.”
Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. Worthington Custom Plastics, Inc., 672 N.E.2d 734 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). “” In 1953, the General Assembly enacted R.C. 4123.412, which created the DWRF. DWRF payments are made to persons who are permanently and totally disabled as a result of occupational injury or disease and whose workers’ compensation benefits, when combined with Social Security…”
State ex rel. Lutheran Hosp. v. Buehrer, 2015 Ohio 380 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “{¶ 37} R.C. 4123.412 creates DWRF as a fund separate from the state insurance fund.”
State ex rel. Manor Care, Inc. v. Bur. of Workers' Comp., 2019 Ohio 2578 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “{¶ 39} R.C. 4123.412 creates DWRF as a fund separate from the state insurance fund.”
State ex rel. Ford Motor Co. v. Indus. Comm., 2015 Ohio 181 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). “{¶ 36} In 1953, the General Assembly enacted R.C. 4123.412, which created DWRF benefits.”
Russell v. McCloud, 2023 Ohio 886 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “The court found that the General Assembly explicitly “included an uncodified provision stating its intent that, with one exception [R.C. 4123.412(H)], all of the bill’s amendments are prospective in effect.”
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Russell v. McCloud, 2023 Ohio 886 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “The court found that the General Assembly explicitly “included an uncodified provision stating its intent that, with one exception [R.C. 4123.412(H)], all of the bill’s amendments are prospective in effect.”
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