- Discrimination/Harassment 2.Safety/Health (workplace health & safety complaints and information) 3. Unemployment Insurance 4. Wage and Hour / Labor Standards Violations 5. Workers’ Compensation (for job-related injuries or illness)
1. Discrimination/Harassment
For more information about filing a discrimination or harassment claim in Ohio, see our page on filing a discrimination complaint: Ohio
Discrimination/Harassment – State Agency Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC)
Central Office Rhodes State Office Tower 30 East Broad Street, 5th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 466-2785 Fax: (614) 644-8776
Akron Regional Office Vera Boggs, Regional Director Akron Government Bldg. 161 S. High Street, Suite 205 Akron, OH 44308 Phone: (330) 643-3100 Fax: (330) 643-3120) TTY: (330) 643-1488
Cincinnati- Satellite Office Norman Gibson, Regional Director 7162 Reading Road, Suite 606 Cincinnati, OH 45237 Phone: (513) 351-2541 Fax: (513) 351-2616 (937) 285-6500 TTY
Cleveland Regional Office Vera Boggs, Regional Director Lausche State Office Building 615 W. Superior Ave., Suite 885 Cleveland, OH 44113 Phone: (216) 787-3150 Fax: (216) 787-4121 TTY: (216) 787-3549
Columbus Regional Office Aman Mehra, Regional Director Rhodes State Office Tower 30 East Broad Street, 4th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 466-2785 Fax: (614) 466-6250 TTY: (614) 752-2391
Dayton Regional Office Norman Gibson, Regional Director 40 W. 4th Centre 40 W. 4th Street, Suite 1900 Dayton, OH 45402 Phone: (937) 285-6500 Fax: (937) 285-6606 TTY: (937) 285-6500
Toledo Regional Office Darlene Newbern, Regional Director One Government Center 640 Jackson Street, Suite 936 Toledo, OH 43604 Phone: (419) 245-2900 Fax: (419) 245-2668 TTY: (419) 245-2900
Web Address: http://crc.ohio.gov/
Agency Description/Mission: The Ohio Civil Rights Commission enforces state laws against discrimination. The agency receives and investigates charges of discrimination in employment, public accommodations, housing, credit and disability in higher education on the bases of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, ancestry and familial status. The Commission has six regional offices in Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Toledo.
Discrimination/Harassment – Local Offices of Federal Agency (EEOC) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Cincinnati Area Office 550 Main Street Suite 10019 Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: 1-800-669-4000TTY: 1-800-669-6820
Cleveland District Office Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building 1240 E. 9th Street, Suite 3001 Cleveland, OH 44199 Phone: For general inquiries or to begin the process of filing a complaint of discrimination, please call 1-800-669-4000. If you have existing business with the Cleveland Field Office or know the name of the person you are trying to reach, please call 1-866-408-8075.
TTY: 1-800-669-6820
For more information about this agency, see the EEOC section of our page on federal agencies
2. Safety & Health (workplace health & safety complaints and information)
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Cincinnati Area Office 36 Triangle Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 45246 Phone: (513) 841-4132 Fax: (513) 841-4114
Cleveland Area Office Essex Place 6393 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 203 Independence, Ohio 44131-6964 Phone:(216) 447-4194 Fax: (216) 520-1624
Columbus Area Office Federal Office Building 200 North High Street, Room 620 Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 469-5582 Fax: (614) 469-6791
Toledo Area Office Ohio Building 420 Madison Avenue, Suite 600 Toledo, OH 43604 Phone: (419) 259-7542 Fax: (419) 259-6355
For more information about this agency, see the OSHA section of our page on federal agencies
3. Unemployment Insurance
Ohio Department of Job & Family Services Office of Unemployment Compensation 30 E. Broad St., 32nd Floor Columbus, OH 43215-3414 Phone: (877) 644-6562 Fax: (614) 466-6873
Web Address: http://jfs.ohio.gov/
General Information on Unemployment Compensation
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4. Wage and Hour/Labor Standards Violations
State Labor Agency
Ohio Department of Commerce, Wage and Hour Bureau 6606 Tussing Road Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 Phone: (614) 644-2239 Fax: (614) 728-8639
5. Workers’ Compensation (for job-related injuries or illness)
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation 30 West Spring Street Columbus, OH 43266-0581 Phone (Toll-Free): 1-800-OHIOBWC (1-800-644-6292) Fax: (877) 520-OHIO (6446) E-mail: http://www.ohiobwc.com/home/contactus/contactus.asp Web Address: http://www.ohiobwc.com
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