Ohio Revised Code Title XIII. Commercial Transactions § 1311.34

(1) Given or taken at a time of actual insolvency of the debtor;

(2) Given with a view of preferring creditors;

(3) Given to secure a pre-existing debt.

Liens upon real property of employers for wages are superior to all exemptions.

If an employer is placed in the hands of an assignee, receiver, or trustee, claims due for labor performed within the period of three months prior to the time the assignee, receiver, or trustee is appointed, shall first be paid out of the trust fund, in preference to all other claims against the employer, except claims for taxes and the costs of administering the trust.