Ohio Code 145.296 – Contributions during disability leave
Except as otherwise provided in section 124.385 of the Revised Code, any contributor who is granted disability leave pursuant to a program sponsored by his employer, whereby the contributor receives a percentage of his salary while on disability leave, shall not be required to make contributions for time off while on disability leave.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 145.296
- contributor: includes any person participating in a PERS defined contribution plan. See Ohio Code 145.01
- Earnable salary: includes the following:
(a) Payments made by the employer in lieu of salary, wages, or other earnings for sick leave, personal leave, or vacation used by the contributor;
(b) Payments made by the employer for the conversion of sick leave, personal leave, and vacation leave accrued, but not used if the payment is made during the year in which the leave is accrued, except that payments made pursuant to section 124. See Ohio Code 145.01
- employer: means the employer of any public employee. See Ohio Code 145.01
Except as otherwise provided in section 124.385 of the Revised Code, each employer who sponsors a disability leave program shall make the periodic employer and employee contributions, in the amounts set pursuant to sections 145.47 and 145.48 of the Revised Code, for contributors granted disability leave, based on the contributor’s earnable salary in effect at the time disability leave was granted.