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Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.31 (2026)

Benefits reduced by remuneration

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(A) Benefits otherwise payable for any week shall be reduced by the amount of remuneration or other payments a claimant receives with respect to such week as follows:

(1) Remuneration in lieu of notice;

(2) Compensation for wage loss under division (B) of section 4123.56 of the Revised Code or a similar provision under the workers' compensation law of any state or the United States;

(3) Payments in the form of retirement, or pension allowances as provided under section 4141.312 of the Revised Code;

(4) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section, remuneration in the form of separation or termination pay paid to an employee at the time of the employee's separation from employment;

(5) Amounts payable under the law, terms of a labor-management contract or agreement, or other contract of hire, which payments are allocated to designated weeks, for either of the following:

(a) Vacation pay or allowance;

(b) Holiday pay or allowance.

(6) Bonuses payable under the law, terms of a labor-management contract or agreement, or other contract of hire;

(7) The determinable value of cost savings days.

If payments under this division are paid with respect to a month then the amount of remuneration deemed to be received with respect to any week during such month shall be computed by multiplying such monthly amount by twelve and dividing the product by fifty-two. If there is no designation of the period with respect to which payments to an individual are made under this section then an amount equal to such individual's normal weekly wage shall be attributed to and deemed paid with respect to the first and each succeeding week following the individual's separation or termination from the employment of the employer making the payment until such amount so paid is exhausted.

If benefits for any week, when reduced as provided in this division, result in an amount not a multiple of one dollar, such benefits shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of one dollar.

Any payment allocated by the employer or the director of job and family services to weeks under division (A)(1), (4), or (5) of this section shall be deemed to be remuneration for the purposes of establishing a qualifying week and a benefit year under divisions (O)(1) and (R) of section 4141.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) Benefits payable for any week shall not be reduced by the amount of remuneration a claimant receives with respect to such week in the form of drill or reserve pay received by a member of the Ohio national guard or the armed forces reserve for attendance at a regularly scheduled drill or meeting.

(C) No benefits shall be paid for any week with respect to which or a part of which an individual has received or is seeking unemployment benefits under an unemployment compensation law of any other state or of the United States, provided the disqualifications shall not apply if the appropriate agency of such other state or of the United States finally determines that an individual is not entitled to such unemployment benefits. A law of the United States providing any payment of any type and in any amounts for periods of unemployment due to lack of work shall be considered an unemployment compensation law of the United States.

(D) Benefits payable for any week shall not be reduced by the amount of military severance, disability, or separation pay paid to an individual who is a former member of the armed forces of the United States.

(E) Remuneration for personal services includes cost savings days, as defined in division (DD) of section 4141.01 of the Revised Code, for which employees continue to accrue employee benefits that have a determinable value. Any unemployment compensation benefits that may be payable as a result of cost savings days shall be reduced as provided in division (A)(6) of this section.

Last updated September 1, 2023 at 10:39 AM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1956–2025 · leading case: Budd Co. v. Mercer, 471 N.E.2d 151 (Ohio Ct. App. 1984).
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Budd Co. v. Mercer, 471 N.E.2d 151 (Ohio Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 14× “In so doing, the common pleas court held that: (1) the board’s order affirming the referee’s decision is not supported by reliable, probative or substantial evidence and is not in accordance with Ohio law; and (2) the board’s order is unlawful and in contradiction of R.C.…”
Ford Motor Co. v. Ohio Bureau of Emp. Servs., 571 N.E.2d 727 (Ohio 1991). · cites it 14× “In 1963, R.C. 4141.31 was amended to include subsection (A)(4).”
Fegatelli v. Ohio Bureau of Emp. Servs., 765 N.E.2d 961 (Ohio Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 11× “R.C. 4141.31 states: “(A) Benefits otherwise payable for any week shall be reduced by the amount of remuneration a claimant receives with respect to such week as follows: “(1) Remuneration in lieu of notice; *278 “(4) Remuneration in the form of separation or termination pay…”
Nunamaker v. United States Steel Corp., 206 N.E.2d 206 (Ohio 1965). · cites it 8× “6 ) and it is not disputed that after the amendment to Section 4141.31, effective October 20,1963, he would not have been so entitled.”
Feldman v. Loeb, 525 N.E.2d 496 (Ohio Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 6× “R.C. 4141.31 states in part: “(A) Benefits otherwise payable for any week shall be reduced by the amount of remuneration a claimant receives with respect to such week as follows: * * “(3) * * * payments in the form of retirement, or pension allowances under a plan wholly…”
House v. Iacovelli (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 435 (Ohio 2020). “; see also R.C. 4141.31(A). {¶ 44} If the facts in the complaint are true, House did everything right under the circumstances.”
Marcum v. Ohio Match Co., 212 N.E.2d 425 (Ohio Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 4× “32, Revised Code, prevents an employee from waiving his right to benefits (which waiver, in effect, the company-union contract grants); and, fourth, the 1963 amendment of Section 4141.31, Revised Code, recognizes that benefits are payable under the conditions herein because…”
Fahl v. Bd. of Review, 207 N.E.2d 774 (Ohio Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 4× “” When we refer to Section 4141.31, Revised Code, we also find that the Legislature provided, effective October 20, 1963, that unemployment benefits otherwise payable should be reduced by the total amount of retirement or pension allowances received by an employee under a plan…”
Dudley v. Morris, 227 N.E.2d 231 (Ohio 1967). · cites it 6× “In 1959, Section 4141.31, Revised Code, was amended (128 Ohio Laws 1308, 1329) and, effective October 16, 1959, read in pertinent part: “(B) Benefits payable for any week shall not be reduced by the amount of remuneration a claimant receives with respect to such week in any of…”
Geretz v. Dir., Ohio Dep't of Job & Fam. Servs., 114 Ohio St. 3d 89 (Ohio 2007). “{¶ 16} R.C. 4141.31(A) provides: “Benefits otherwise payable for any week shall be reduced by the amount of remuneration or other payments a claimant receives with respect to such week as follows: {¶ 17} “ * * * {¶ 18} “(5) Vacation pay or allowance payable under the terms of a…”
Brown v. Ohio Dep't of Job & Fam. Servs., 842 N.E.2d 108 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 7× “In their assignments of error, appellants challenge the commission’s determination that the one-time special payment was remuneration in the form of vacation pay pursuant to R.C. 4141.31(A)(5). {¶ 8} When reviewing a decision by the commission, courts in Ohio are governed by R.”
Radcliffe v. Artromick Int'l, Inc., 508 N.E.2d 953 (Ohio 1987). “Chapter 4141 justifying allowance of appellee’s claim is R.C. 4141.31(A). The final paragraph of that section provides: “Any payment allocated by the employer or the administrator of the bureau of employment services to weeks under division (A)(1) [remuneration in lieu of…”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.31(A) — 7 cases
House v. Iacovelli (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 435 (Ohio 2020). “; see also R.C. 4141.31(A). {¶ 44} If the facts in the complaint are true, House did everything right under the circumstances.”
Budd Co. v. Mercer, 471 N.E.2d 151 (Ohio Ct. App. 1984). “In so doing, the common pleas court held that: (1) the board’s order affirming the referee’s decision is not supported by reliable, probative or substantial evidence and is not in accordance with Ohio law; and (2) the board’s order is unlawful and in contradiction of R.C.…”
Geretz v. Dir., Ohio Dep't of Job & Fam. Servs., 114 Ohio St. 3d 89 (Ohio 2007). “{¶ 16} R.C. 4141.31(A) provides: “Benefits otherwise payable for any week shall be reduced by the amount of remuneration or other payments a claimant receives with respect to such week as follows: {¶ 17} “ * * * {¶ 18} “(5) Vacation pay or allowance payable under the terms of a…”
Radcliffe v. Artromick Int'l, Inc., 508 N.E.2d 953 (Ohio 1987). “Chapter 4141 justifying allowance of appellee’s claim is R.C. 4141.31(A). The final paragraph of that section provides: “Any payment allocated by the employer or the administrator of the bureau of employment services to weeks under division (A)(1) [remuneration in lieu of…”
Fegatelli v. Ohio Bureau of Emp. Servs., 765 N.E.2d 961 (Ohio Ct. App. 2001). “R.C. 4141.31 states: “(A) Benefits otherwise payable for any week shall be reduced by the amount of remuneration a claimant receives with respect to such week as follows: “(1) Remuneration in lieu of notice; *278 “(4) Remuneration in the form of separation or termination pay…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.31(A)(1) — 1 case
Fegatelli v. Ohio Bureau of Emp. Servs., 765 N.E.2d 961 (Ohio Ct. App. 2001). “R.C. 4141.31 states: “(A) Benefits otherwise payable for any week shall be reduced by the amount of remuneration a claimant receives with respect to such week as follows: “(1) Remuneration in lieu of notice; *278 “(4) Remuneration in the form of separation or termination pay…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.31(A)(3) — 3 cases
Feldman v. Loeb, 525 N.E.2d 496 (Ohio Ct. App. 1987). “R.C. 4141.31 states in part: “(A) Benefits otherwise payable for any week shall be reduced by the amount of remuneration a claimant receives with respect to such week as follows: * * “(3) * * * payments in the form of retirement, or pension allowances under a plan wholly…”
City of Indep. v. Ventura, 681 N.E.2d 1352 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996).
Marcus v. Dir., Ohio Job & Fam. Servs., 2016 Ohio 4612 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.31(A)(4) — 3 cases
Ford Motor Co. v. Ohio Bureau of Emp. Servs., 571 N.E.2d 727 (Ohio 1991). “In 1963, R.C. 4141.31 was amended to include subsection (A)(4).”
Fegatelli v. Ohio Bureau of Emp. Servs., 765 N.E.2d 961 (Ohio Ct. App. 2001). “R.C. 4141.31 states: “(A) Benefits otherwise payable for any week shall be reduced by the amount of remuneration a claimant receives with respect to such week as follows: “(1) Remuneration in lieu of notice; *278 “(4) Remuneration in the form of separation or termination pay…”
Israel v. Ohio Dept. of Job & Fam. Servs., 2025 Ohio 5807 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.31(A)(5) — 7 cases
Budd Co. v. Mercer, 471 N.E.2d 151 (Ohio Ct. App. 1984). “In so doing, the common pleas court held that: (1) the board’s order affirming the referee’s decision is not supported by reliable, probative or substantial evidence and is not in accordance with Ohio law; and (2) the board’s order is unlawful and in contradiction of R.C.…”
Brown v. Ohio Dep't of Job & Fam. Servs., 842 N.E.2d 108 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005). “In their assignments of error, appellants challenge the commission’s determination that the one-time special payment was remuneration in the form of vacation pay pursuant to R.C. 4141.31(A)(5). {¶ 8} When reviewing a decision by the commission, courts in Ohio are governed by R.”
Burns v. Ohio Dept. of Job Fam. Serv, Unpublished Decision (11-25-2005), 2005 Ohio 6290 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005).
Feldman v. Loeb, 525 N.E.2d 496 (Ohio Ct. App. 1987). “R.C. 4141.31 states in part: “(A) Benefits otherwise payable for any week shall be reduced by the amount of remuneration a claimant receives with respect to such week as follows: * * “(3) * * * payments in the form of retirement, or pension allowances under a plan wholly…”
Rodriguez v. Ohio Dep't of Job & Fam. Servs., 847 N.E.2d 458 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006).
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