Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.32 (2026)

No waiver or assignment of benefits

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Except as permitted by Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code:

(A) No agreement by an employee to waive his right to benefits is valid, nor shall benefits be assigned, released, or commuted; and

(B) Such benefits are exempt from all claims of creditors and from levy, execution, garnishment, attachment, and all other process or remedy for recovery or collection of a debt, which exemption may not be waived.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases, 1965–2019 · leading case: Shoreline Cmty. Coll. Dist. No. 7 v. Emp. Sec. Dep't, 842 P.2d 938 (Wash. 1993).
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Shoreline Cmty. Coll. Dist. No. 7 v. Emp. Sec. Dep't, 842 P.2d 938 (Wash. 1993). · cites it 2× “2d 226 (1966) (construing Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4141.32 ), aff'd, 10 Ohio St.”
Dudley v. Morris, 217 N.E.2d 226 (Ohio Ct. App. 1966). · cites it 6× “Section 4141.32, Revised Code, prohibits all agreements between an employer and an employee to waive or release the employee’s statutory rights to compensation.”
Ohio Bell Tel. Co. v. Antonelli, 504 N.E.2d 717 (Ohio 1987). · cites it 2× “67 of the Revised Code', “(c) Unemployment compensation benefits, as exempted by section 4141.32 of the Revised Code; “(d) Aid to dependent children payments, as exempted by section 5107.”
Marcum v. Ohio Match Co., 212 N.E.2d 425 (Ohio Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 2× “31, Revised Code, recognizes that benefits are payable under the conditions herein because there is in such statute a provision for reduction of benefits when retirement benefits are paid.”
Nunamaker v. United States Steel Corp., 206 N.E.2d 206 (Ohio 1965). · cites it 2× “That election involved no agreement prohibited by Section 4141.32 of the Revised Code. There can be no doubt that vacation pay is “remuneration,” defined by Section 4141.”
In Re Sparks, 410 B.R. 602 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2009). · cites it 2× “Ohio Rev.Code § 4141.32. Likewise, it is patently obvious that the social security laws are designed to protect and promote the maintenance and support of individuals.”
Mathieu v. Dudley, 226 N.E.2d 763 (Ohio Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 2× “Appellee also contends that the letter contract of March 19, 1964, provides a basis for denial of benefits.”
In re Maine, 461 B.R. 723 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2011). “The broad exemption language contained in Ohio Revised Code § 4141.32 for unemployment compensation and in 42 U.”
Lorain Cnty. Auditor v. Ohio Unemployment Comp. Review Comm'n, 113 Ohio St. 3d 124 (Ohio 2007). · cites it 2× “R.C. 4141.32 prohibits any attempt to contractually or otherwise waive the right to benefits and states that benefits are exempt from all claims of creditors and from levy, execution, garnishment, or attachment.”
Soc'y Nat'l Bank v. Tallman, 483 N.E.2d 170 (Ohio Ct. App. 1984). “83 returned to the bank consisted partly of monies from his unemployment compensation check exempted from garnishment under the provisions of R.C. 4141.32 and partly of earnings at least partly exempted from garnishment under the provisions of R.”
Cont'l Airlines, Inc. v. Dir., Ohio Dep't of Job & Fam. Servs., 878 N.E.2d 647 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 3× “{¶ 29} The Supreme Court acknowledged that R.C. 4141.32 5 “prohibits any attempt to contractually or otherwise waive the right to benefits.”
Steven Hank v. Great Lakes Constr. Co. (6th Cir. 2019). · cites it 3× “Specifically, he argues that it could be applied to bar claims for unemployment benefits, see Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.32, worker’s compensation, see id.”
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Cont'l Airlines, Inc. v. Dir., Ohio Dep't of Job & Fam. Servs., 878 N.E.2d 647 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). “{¶ 29} The Supreme Court acknowledged that R.C. 4141.32 5 “prohibits any attempt to contractually or otherwise waive the right to benefits.”
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