No employer shall discharge, demote, suspend, or threaten to discharge, demote, suspend, or in any manner discriminate against any employee based solely on the employee taking any of the following actions:
(A) Making any good faith oral or written complaint to the director of job and family services or other agency responsible for enforcing Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code regarding a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code;
(B) Instituting or causing to be instituted any proceeding against the employer under section 5104.04 of the Revised Code;
(C) Acting as a witness in any proceeding under section 5104.04 of the Revised Code;
(D) Refusing to perform work that constitutes a violation of Chapter 5104., or the rules adopted pursuant to Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code.
Effective Date: 07-01-2000.