In a 457 account, like Ohio DC, you can withdraw your funds, penalty-free, after terminating employment with your employer. You may withdraw funds from the Program only upon: 1.Ending your employment (including termination, retirement, or death). 2. Ohio Deferred Compensation is a supplemental 457(b) retirement plan for all Ohio public employees. It provides participants with educational tools. Contributions and any earnings are tax-deferred (both federal and state income taxes) until money is withdrawn. Withdrawals are taxed at ordinary income levels. Withdrawals are taxed as ordinary income. Provisions in section 11–202 of the District of Columbia Code, 1940 ed. , and section 213 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed.