"Domestic employer" means an employer who employs domestic workers and meets the requirements specified in division (A)(1)(c) of section 4141.01 of the Revised Code. "Domestic worker" means an individual who performs services for a domestic employer in a private household, local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority. Such services include, but are not limited to, those rendered by cooks, maids, butlers, valets, paid companions, babysitters, gardeners, yard workers, janitors, grooms, and chauffeurs of automobiles for family use. Service performed by a domestic worker for a domestic employer is covered in accordance with the provisions of division (B)(2)(c) of section 4141.01 of the Revised Code. Service performed by a domestic worker for an employer who does not meet the provisions of division (A)(1)(c) of section 4141.01 of the Revised Code is not domestic service.

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 12/22/2021 and 12/22/2026

Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Date: 12/22/2021

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 4141.13(A)

Rule Amplifies: 4141.01(A), 4141.01(B)

Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1974, 07/03/1986, 12/30/1991, 07/27/2018